John F. Hamilton

Unknown / Civil War
  • Military specialty: Unknown
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b. 16 Aug 1842; d. 1 Feb 1920.  John F. Hamilton was born in Buck Co., PA.

On 21 Aug 1863, he enlisted in the Union Army in Co B 86th IL Infantry. He entered the Veteran Reserve Corps during the latter part of the Civil War and was honorably discharged on 26 Jul 1865.

On 11 Feb 1867, he married Emily E. Russell; they had 6 children. In 1871, they homesteaded in section 10 of Great Bend Township, Cottonwood Co., MN. They lived here for a number of years before moving into Windom, MN. About 1906, they moved to Washington.

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