Thomas Francis Hamilton (1833 - 1870)

Born 22 May 1833 in Derry, County Cavan, Ireland

Descendants

Died 5 May 1870 at age 36 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Thomas was born in 1833, probably Derry, Ireland, since he indicated Derry as his birthplace upon his enlistment in the army.

He served in the Union Army during the Civil War. According to the application of Louisa, his widow, for his pension benefits, he served in the units designated as "Sgt. White's Acting Pa Engrs" and "Indpt. Co. (Smith's Acting Eng.) Pa Inf." This record is found in U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, Application No. 192,260, Certificate No. 164,947, dated December 12, 1870.

On December 1, 1868, Thomas Francis Hamilton was sentenced to 10.5 years at Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia PA as Prisoner No. 6190 for assault, larceny and burglary by a court in Lancaster County PA.

On May 15, 1869, he was transferred back to Lancaster County Prison. His occupation as a prisoner was listed as "Shoemaker." He died of typhoid on May 5, 1870, while still incarcerated at Lancaster County Prison.

He and his wife are buried at Lancaster Cemetery. He is listed in their interment records as "Tom Hamilton" and his wife is listed as "Lou Hamilton."^[1] Do you have information about Hamilton? Please contribute to his biography. Everything on WikiTree is a collaborative work-in-progress.

Military Service

Military Service: Discharged on this date

Date: 11 July 1865

Place: Served Pennsylvania Enlisted Wrigley's Co. Eng Reg.

Note

Note: He is a descendant from Gavin Hamilton of Machline resident place of the Clarkncannon county seat on Banks of Devon, Hasvieston, Scotland.

He was a Captain in the United States Army Cavalry and saw action in the Indian Campaign and the Civil War. He was severely wounded in the Civil War and his health was never good after.

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Diane Pomponi, Mar 21, 2013 and edited by Diane Pomponi on May 10, 2021.

• Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 Author: National Archives and Records Administration Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.Original data - General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. T288, 546 rolls.Original data: General Index to Pension Files, Note:

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Hamilton-1898 created through the import of Hamilton-Mars.ged on Jul 25, 2011 by Marykay Hamilton.