Edward Hatch Letter
This letter from Major General Edward Hatch to Secretary of War E. M. Stanton requests the promotion of Assistant Adjt. General Henry A. Colvin to the rank of Major.
Dates
- 1865 September 7
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
This letter from Major General Edward Hatch to Secretary of War E. M. Stanton requests the promotion of Assistant Adjt. General Henry A. Colvin to the rank of Major.
Biographical/Historical Note
Edward Hatch was born in Bangor, Maine, on December 22, 1832. In April 1861, he was a member of the District of Columbia volunteers who were enlisted to defend the national capital and subsequently had charge of the camp of instruction at Davenport, Iowa. He was commissioned as a Captain in the 2nd Iowa Cavalry on August 12, 1861. He was promoted to major on September 5 and to Lieutenant Colonel on December 11 of the same year. He commanded his regiment at New Madrid, Island No. 10, the Battle of Corinth, the raid on Booneville, and the battle of Iuka. He was promoted to Colonel on June 13, 1862, and commanded a cavalry brigade. He was afterward placed at the head of the cavalry division of the Army of the Tennessee and was present at the various engagements in which it took part. He was disabled by wounds in December 1863 and was made Brigadier-General on April 27, 1864. Under General A. J. Smith, and still in command of a cavalry division, he was engaged in the battles of Franklin and Nashville. On January 15, 1866, he was honorably mustered out of the volunteer service. Hatch died in 1889 in Fort Robinson, Tenn.
Arrangement
Collection consists of a single folder.
Acquisition Note
The Special Collections Library purchased this collection in March 2004.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository