John P. Hamilton - Civil War Record - 130th Illinois Infantry, Company K

Glen · September 5, 2006

This Illinois Civil War service record is the first direct evidence that our distant uncle, John P. Hamilton served in the war. We know from letters written by John to his brother Supplina in 1894 and a sample affidavit he wrote for his Uncle Supplina Judd to use on his behalf that he was living late in life in Santiago, Chile. From Santiago he was attempting to prove his identity, and hence his citizenship, with the goal of getting a government (veteran) pension. John had been mustered out of the service as an 'invalid.' This typically meant that he had contracted Typhoid. John wrote that he was born in Friendship, NY in 1829. The information known about John coincides with this Illinois service record.

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