The Calvin Shedd Papers > Background > Aid of Families
Aid of Families
| Date(s) of Letter(s) | The State of New
Hampshire. Disbursements in Aid of Families of Volunteers by the Town of
in Conformity with Chapter 2480, Laws of 1861. |
| April 2, 1862 |
This undated
document lists in handwritten columns, the financial aid given to families of volunteer
soldiers from New Hampshire. Calvin Shedd is listed as a member of the Seventh
Regiment, Company C. He mustered into service on November 6, 1861. The
following entries complete the last three columns of the form to the right of his name and
enlistment information. Wife
Augusta Shedd age 37 years 16 weeks $11.00 Shedd frequently writes of money matters, including his irregular pay and the difficult times his wife and children faced in New Hampshire. Ultimately, his family lost their home and farm, a source of great agony and embarrassment for Shedd. |