1862 CAIRO ILLINOIS 8TH MISSOURI INFANTRY ~ REQUEST TO HELP SOLDIERS AS NURSES
Item #: CWB11360
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CAIRO, ILLINOIS ~ APRIL 11, 1862
SIR, I ARRIVED HERE THIS A.M. IN COMPANY WITH TWO CITIZENS. JOEL BLAKESLEY AND MR. ANDREWS FROM ELMWOOD, ILLINOIS. SAID MEN ARE GOIING TO ASSIST THE SOLDIERS AS NURSES AND WISH TO GO UP THE TENNESSEE RIVER.
YOUR OBDT SERVT, LIEUT. ISAAC HURFF, CO.D
8TH REGT. MO. VOLS.
TO BRIG. GENL. W.H. STRONG
COMDG. POST
PENCIL READS: REPORT TO GEN. YATES AT THE ST. CHARLES HOTEL
6.5" X 8" ~ PAPER IS ACTUALLY BLUE IN COLOR. THE LIGHTING SOMEHOW WASHED OUT THE COLOR IN THE PHOTO.
Isaac E. Hurff
Residence was not listed; Enlisted on 6/1/1861 at St Louis, MO as a Sergeant.
On 6/1/1861 he mustered into "D" Co. MO 8th Infantry
He Resigned on 6/6/1862 from failing health.
Promotions: * 2nd Lieut.
Intra Regimental Company Transfers: * from company D to company L
Isaac Ewalt Hurff followed his step-brothers Daniel and Thomas Hurff from New Jersey to Elmwood, Illinois, and they became prosperous farmers there. Daniel Hurff's house is now the Maple Lane Country Club (a private 9-hole course).
SIR, I ARRIVED HERE THIS A.M. IN COMPANY WITH TWO CITIZENS. JOEL BLAKESLEY AND MR. ANDREWS FROM ELMWOOD, ILLINOIS. SAID MEN ARE GOIING TO ASSIST THE SOLDIERS AS NURSES AND WISH TO GO UP THE TENNESSEE RIVER.
YOUR OBDT SERVT, LIEUT. ISAAC HURFF, CO.D
8TH REGT. MO. VOLS.
TO BRIG. GENL. W.H. STRONG
COMDG. POST
PENCIL READS: REPORT TO GEN. YATES AT THE ST. CHARLES HOTEL
6.5" X 8" ~ PAPER IS ACTUALLY BLUE IN COLOR. THE LIGHTING SOMEHOW WASHED OUT THE COLOR IN THE PHOTO.
Isaac E. Hurff
Residence was not listed; Enlisted on 6/1/1861 at St Louis, MO as a Sergeant.
On 6/1/1861 he mustered into "D" Co. MO 8th Infantry
He Resigned on 6/6/1862 from failing health.
Promotions: * 2nd Lieut.
Intra Regimental Company Transfers: * from company D to company L
Isaac Ewalt Hurff followed his step-brothers Daniel and Thomas Hurff from New Jersey to Elmwood, Illinois, and they became prosperous farmers there. Daniel Hurff's house is now the Maple Lane Country Club (a private 9-hole course).
Shipping Weight:
1 lb
Item # CWB11360
$350.00 USD