Betty-Lu Burton
Dear Myrtle is doing a Wednesday morning HOA (hangout on air) on the Quick Lessons of Elizabeth Shown Mills. I know I have not done many of these lessons, but I need to just do what I can and keep plugging along. This week is:
Elizabeth Shown Mills, “QuickLesson 5: Analyzing Records,” Evidence Explained: Historical Analysis, Citation & Source Usage(https://www.evidenceexplained.com/content/quicklesson-5-analyzing-records : accessed 30 Sept 2015).
Last week was on records from the National Archives of the United States. So this week I will analyze a record I received from NARA.
In my 2great-grandfather Samuel E. Huyck there is a letter that he wrote. I will be looking at this letter.
A copy of the letter follows my analyst of the record.
Although the letter itself does not provide a lot of genealogical information, it does tell us something about Samuel E Huyck. He had very good handwriting. It appears he was well educated by the spelling found in the letter. Even by today's standard he had a good command of spelling and the use of language.
He was discharged on June 2nd 1865, and then arrested at home on the 15 September. He was charged with taking a blanket from the Hospital at camp Dennison. He had been a patient at the Hospital, thus giving another set of records that we might want to look at; Civil War medical records.
He was imprisoned at Relton Barracks in Cincinnati. He felt he was wrongfully imprisoned and he is requesting help. He did not receive a speedy trial and is asking Major General Cose for help in either receiving a trial or being release.
He also shows concern for his family.
So even though we do not find out much genealogical information about Samuel E Huyck, we did find out something about him. He is educated, was wounded, was discharged 2 June 1865, and he had concerned for his family.
Samuel E. Huyck, letter dated 17 November 1865 from Camp Chase, Ohio to Major General Cose, Commanding District: compiled Military Records (Enlisted, Private, Company E, 38 Regiment, Ohio Volunteer, Infantry) Military Records obtained from NARA, Washington D.C.: copy of records in possession of Betty-Lu Baker Burton
Camp
Chase Ohio
November
17th 1865
Major
General Cose
Commanding
District
General!
I most
respectfully
tender this my humble application
to
You with the view to draw Your
kind
attention to my case. ~~~~
After being honorably
Discharged from the service of
the U.S.
on June 2nd 1865 I suddenly was
arrested at home on the 15th of
September
by ordre of Brevel Lind Colenel M
Dermont
and charged with stealing a
Goverment
blanket from the Hospital at Camp
Dennison, where I was a patient
suffering
under the effects of wounds
received
at the battle of Jonesboro Ga.
1st day
of September 1864.
I was then forwarded
to Relton Barrarks Cincinnati and
kept in close confinement from
there
sent to this Post ,, Guardhouse
and
my confinement continnued,
without
me ever having received neither a
trial
nor a hearing.
My property being
destroyed by conlfagration lately
and
in consequence thereof my family
cast
into the world home and penniless
they depending upon my support,
while
I am confined under false charges
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without there
being hope of ever being
released and
restored to liberty and a
suffering
family, I most heartly and
respectfully
request You Sir to interceed
in my affairs
and either order my
trial to come on
or be released
Hoping soon to learn from You
I remain Sir
Very respectfully
Your obeient servant
S.E. Huyck citizen
of Williams County
Ohio
Prisoner
[On Bottom and
sideways]
Camp Chase
Ohio Hd. Qrs.
Dist. of Ohio
Nov 17 1865 Columbus
Ohio 21st 65
___________
_____________________
Huyck S E Respectfully referal to
Citizen
comdy. Offical of Camp
___________ Chase O. to know
whether
Makes
application
Charges have been made
to be released
from against this
man. and
confinement for all the
raeonl (?) then
_____________ is against him.
By
Command of
Maj
Genl. J D Cox
M
C Wilkinson
Capt
A D C
