Samuel Hodgman was First Lieutenant of Company I of the 7th Michigan Infantry at Antietam on 17 September 1862. He was wounded in both legs there and spent more than two months in hospitals recovering.
He wrote his father Moses (1804-1881), back in Michigan, from the US Army General Hospital in West Philadelphia, PA on 17 November 1862 with the latest news, including the recent history and whereabouts of many of the men of his Company.
This is fabulous material. See a list of his men …
Linked names are members of the Company who are in the AotW database.
| Capt [Bexaleel W.] Lovell | Dismissed [or resigned, 30 Aug 1862] |
| Lieut [William R.] Shafter | Major 19th Mich V. [22 Aug 1862] |
| [Elhanan] Phetteplace | At home wounded Sept 17th |
| Saml C. Hodgman | Hospital W. Phila |
| [Hulett] P. McFarlin | last heard from at Stuarts mansion Hosp. Balt [wounded Glendale] |
| [Marshal] J. Seymour | Died on passage from White House to Washington June 1862 |
| Benjamin P Hutson | Dischd for disability last July |
| George W. Travis | Died Sept 29th of wounds received in battle of 17th |
| Cyrus W. Whitney | Here. wounded in foot Sept 17th |
| Stephen Patterson | In hosp. Wash’n Typhoid fever |
| James A McDonald | ” ” ” wounded 17th |
| Elias Foote | Hosp 12th & Buttonwood. Phil. Debility |
| Frederick H. Gould | Died last April near Yorktown, the best man in the company |
| [Emory] Pitt Blackman | Taken prisoner at Glendale since exchanged. Dont know his present whereabouts but think he is in Alexandria [disch disability 6 Dec 1862] |
| [page 22] | |
| Orlando Porter | Wounded at Antietam; Now Sergt of guard at hospital 12th & Buttonwood St. Phil. |
| David R. Huson | Drum Major have not seen or heard of him since the battle |
| Phendlon B. Homan | Wounded in thigh. one of the two I have mentioned previously.* Dont know where he is |
| Darius Wilkinson | Wagoner with Regt |
| Orman Armstrong | The last I knew of him he was on duty in Regt Hospital & unwell |
| Ashley John B | Wounded at Glendale and was here a short time before I came. dont know whether dischd or sent to Regt |
| Agan Hiram | Wounded 17th. Is at Washn, has lost one leg |
| Benson, Charles E. | Left the Co. sick when we crossed the Chickahominy. He is in Hospital somewhere I cant tell where |
| [page 23] | |
| Brown, Winslow | Deserted Sept 10th |
| Boorom, Joshua | Went to hospital at White House last spring. Dont know where he is now, but think at Washington |
| Brimmer, Albert E. | Wounded 17th At Harrisburg. A good soldier |
| Beckwith, Leroy | Here wounded in the arm 17th gets along poorly |
| Crump, Henry | I think is with the Regt |
| Collins, George A. | Wounded & taken prisoner at Glendale & afterwards exchanged. Dont know where he is now |
| Cole, Chauncey G. | I think was wounded 17th. With Regt. |
| Cady, Lucius M. | Killed at Glendale June 30th |
| Cole, Stephan | [Killed at] Antietam one of the best of soldiers. Always ready for duty & never complaining |
| Clemence, Nathaniel F. | Wounded at Glendale. In hospital at Baltimore |
| Clemence, Edward | Division Teamster |
| Carter, Phineas | with regt |
| [page 24] | |
| Deming, William | Sent away from H. Landing sick. In hospital somewhere |
| Evans, Wallace | Discharged for disability at Harrison’s Landing |
| Farnsworth, David | Died of Cholera at H. Landg |
| Flynn, John | Wounded at Antietam . Dont know where he is |
| Fouts, Alonzo | With Division teams the last I knew of him |
| Forbes, Andrew J. | Was in the fight at Antietam. Have not heard what became of him [Killed] |
| Glass, Alonzo | The last I knew of him was in Alexandria sick |
| Gifford, [William] R. | With regt |
| Hatch, Thomas | Wounded & taken prisoner at Glendale Since exchanged Dont know where he is |
| Howe, John A. | Killed at Antietam |
| Hawks, James B. | Here. Complaining of pain in his breast. Been sick some time |
| [page 25] | |
| Harder, Peter | Discharged last spring |
| Kelly, Caleb | In hospital at Washington when last heard from. I presume he is now discharged |
| Knappen, Leonard P. C. | In Hospital, I think at |
| Lewis, Solomon E. | I think was in the fight at Antietam, if so he was wounded. Dont know where he is now |
| Lewis, Daniel S. | Wounded, I think, at Antietam. Dont know where he is [died 2 Dec 1862] |
| Matteson, Albert V. | Died, I think at Washington Last summer |
| Hiram, Mead | With Regt |
| McClellan John H. | Discharged last summer |
| McCoy, James H. | Brigade Teamster |
| McLeod, Thomas H. | Dischd last summer |
| Mason, Russel B. | Wounded at Glendale. Now in hospital Washington |
| Moyer, Mahlon | Died last Summer at Portsmouth Grove R.I. |
| [page 26] | |
| Norton, James | Killed at Antietam |
| Outman, George [Washington] | In Hosp. at Chester, Del. Sick [served to 1865, survived the war] |
| Outman, William P. | Wounded slightly at Antietam. Dont know where he is but think he is with regt [died 10 Dec 62, Alexandria, VA] |
| Outman, David J. | In hospital at Washington since last spring [served to 1865, survived the war] |
| Philips, James H. | I think was discharged last Summer but never had official notice of it |
| Palmer, Charles H. | Died last spring at Hampton |
| Pangburn, [Nathaniel] S. | Slightly wounded at Antietam. Now in a hospital in Philad.a |
| Riley, David D. | In Convalescent camp at Alexandria |
| Seltzer [Sulcer/Ernst], Philip | Slightly wounded in the head at Antietam. Was taken prisoner & escaped by feigning to be dying. Returned in a few days to the regiment for duty [discharged 5 Nov 1862] |
| [page 27] | |
| Selbee, James E. | Deserted |
| Smith, William | Sent to Gen. Hosp from Harrison’s Landing. Dont know his whereabouts [kia Gettysburg] |
| Smith, Charles A. | Discharged last spring |
| Scoby, Charles | Brigade Teamster |
| Sweet, [Cayler] | Sent from H. Landing sick. Have not heard from him since |
| Spaulding, Samuel P. | Wounded at Antietam. I suppose returned to Regt |
| Tripp, William A. | Wounded at Antietam. With Regt [kia Gettysburg] |
| Travis, James M. | I think was wounded at Antietam. Dont know where he is [died of wounds 20 Nov 1862] |
| Taylor, Henry M. | Discharged last summer |
| Tyler, Cyril H. | I think he is in hospital at Washington |
| Trumbull, Charles H. | The last I knew of him was in hospital at Alexandria |
| Tyler, John S. | Wounded at Antietam. Dont Know where he is |
| Valentine, Henry L. | Discharged last spring |
| Warn, Ephraim | With Regt |
| Whiting, Zeno | Wounded & prisoner at Glendale . Last heard from in Bellevue Hospital N.Y. |
| [page 28] | |
| Wade, Charles O. | Supposed to be a deserter |
| White, Philo T. | Wounded at Antietam. In hospital in this city. |
| Whitaker, Issac F. | with Regt |
| Wilcox, Robert | I think is with the regt |
| Wilcox, Daniel | With the regt |
| Wise, Edward | I think was wounded at Antietam. Dont know where he is |
| Bell, William | Severely wounded at Antietam. I think he is at Washington |
| Mead, Stephen | Cook in Regtal Hospital |
| Chapman, John | Discharged last winter |
| Munsell, John W. | ” ” “ |
| Gerrue, Anthony | ” ” “ |
| Kendall, Andrew M. | ” ” “ |
| Kilmer, David H. | ” ” “ |
| Rose, Irving | ” ” “ |
| Wilcox, Eleazar | ” ” “ |
| Warner, Amos W. | ” ” “ |
| Stilwell, James H. | ” ” “ |
| Bradley, Robert F. | ” ” “ |
| Fouts, Augustus M. | ” ” “ |
| Kidder, Joseph A. | Died last winter |
| [page 29] | |
| Sackett, Martin | Wounded at Antietam . Dont know where he is |
| Booth, William | Deserted at the time of the seven days fight |
| Connell, William H. | Brigade Blacksmith |
| Acton, Frederick | Accidentally shot at Fair Oaks and sent away with Seymour Not heard from since but supposed to be dead |
* See that story on Homan’s page on AotW.
Notes
Hodgman’s picture from the [now gone] Seeking Michigan web portal, the original photograph probably at the University of Michigan.
This and at least 29 other of his wartime letters are in the Western Michigan University Libraries United States Civil War Collection, online from the University of Michigan; each with page images and text transcription.
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