J P Hatch Medal Of Honor Recipient SIGNED Two Official 1853 US Army Documents HS

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J P Hatch Medal Of Honor Recipient SIGNED Two Official 1853 US Army Documents HS:
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John Porter Hatch Medal Of Honor Recipient and Indian Fighter

SIGNED Two Official 1853 US Army Documents

Signed as Brevet Captain, later became Brevet Major General

Document 1 - Special Requisition in good condition with expected age yellowing of lined light blue paper. This doc was originally folded in half horizontally. Writing in black fountain pen ink is clear and crisp.

Approved by Capt Simonson, the ink he used is slightly faded. Reverse shows Voucher No 5 Camp of Garrison Equip... dated 1853, Brt Capt J. P. Hatch, etc. Also some pencil writing about Hatch that was added later. This doc measures 7 7/8 x 6 1/2 inches.

Document 2 - Writing is crisp with minimal smearing of some ink, from Ft. Ewell Texas dated May 6, 1853. This document on lined light blue paper has expected yellowing. Reverse has later pencil writing. Top of document has 1/4 inch fold over horizontally. This doc measures 7 7/8 x 3 3/8 inches. These documents are excellent for mounting and framing. Please see photos and description prior to placing your offer.

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John Porter Hatch(January 9, 1822 – April 12, 1901) was a careerAmericansoldier who served as general in theUnion Armyduring theAmerican Civil War. He received aMedal of Honorfor gallantry in action at the September 1862Battle of South Mountainduring theMaryland Campaign.

John Porter HatchJohn Porter HatchBornJanuary 9, 1822
Oswego,New YorkDiedApril 12, 1901(aged79)
New York City, New YorkPlace of burialArlington National CemeteryAllegianceUnited States of America
UnionService/branchUnited States Army
Union ArmyYearsof service1845 - 1886RankBrevetMajor General(Volunteer Army)
Colonel(Regular Army)Unit3rd U.S. Infantry, 1845-1846
Mounted Rifles 1845-1860
Union Army 1861-1865
4th U.S. Cavalry, 1864-1881
2nd U.S. Cavalry, 1881-1886Commands heldCavalry,V Corps
1st Division,I Corps
2nd U.S. CavalryBattles/wars

Mexican-American War
American Civil War

First Battle of Winchester
Second Battle of Bull Run
Battle of South Mountain
Battle of Honey Hill

AwardsMedal of HonorEarly life and career

Hatch was born inOswego,N. Y., a son of Moses Porter and Hannah (Reed) Hatch. He graduated from theUnited States Military Academyin 1845, ranking 17th in his class. He experienced his first active field service as asecond lieutenantin the3rd U.S. Infantryduring theMexican War. In May 1846, he served under GeneralZachary TayloratPalo AltoandResaca de la Palma. He was transferred later to serve underWinfield Scottin the Mounted Rifles. He wasbrevettedas afirst lieutenantfor gallant service in the subsequent battles ofContrerasandChurubusco, andcaptainfor bravery atChapultepec.

When the war ended, Hatch was assigned to various posts on thefrontierof theOld West, as well as inOregon. He married Adelaide Goldsmith Burckle in 1851; the couple raised two children. In the next decade, Hatch participated in several expeditions againstNative Americantribes. He was promoted to the full rank of captain in October 1860 and served as the Chief of Commissary for the army\'s Department of New Mexico.

Civil War

Following the outbreak of theCivil War, Hatch was ordered to the East and assigned to thecavalryofGeorge B. McClellan. He was made abrigadier generalof volunteers on September 28, 1861. In December, he was assigned command of abrigadeofcavalrystationed atAnnapolis, Maryland, serving under GeneralRufus King. Hatch\'s brigade made a series of daring raids on enemy positions near theRapidanandRappahannockrivers. These raids gained his brigade the NicknameIron Brigade, which followed that brigade up until January 1863, long after Hatch had moved on.

In March 1862, Hatch assumed command of the cavalry of theV CorpsunderMajor GeneralNathaniel P. Banks. He served in theValley Campaignand fought at theFirst Battle of Winchester. In August of that year, after incurring the wrath of army commanderJohn Popefor two failed cavalry raids, he was reassigned to theinfantry. He commanded a brigade in theI Corps, assuming division command after Brig. GenRufus Kingfell ill with epilepsy the evening beforeSecond Bull Run. Hatch led the division there and at theBattle of South Mountain, where he got shot in the leg. He was brevetted as a major general of volunteers and subsequently received the Medal of Honor for his gallantry under severe enemy fire.

Hatch was disabled until February 1863, when he returned to light administrative duties, serving as a judge oncourts-martialand commanding the draft rendezvous atPhiladelphiain July. He then commanded the cavalry depot atSt. Louisduring the late summer and early autumn. On October 27, 1863, he was promoted to theRegular Armyrank ofmajorof the4th U.S. Cavalry.

In 1864, he was assigned to the Department of the South, where he had charge of the coast division. He was in charge of operations on John\'s Island, South Carolina, in July and led the Federal forces at theBattle of Honey Hillin November. He subsequently operated in cooperation with Major GeneralWilliam T. Shermanin the Georgia-Carolinas Campaign and took part in the attack onCharleston. Following the city\'s surrender, Hatch assumed military command of it from February to August 1865.

In the omnibus promotions following the war, he was brevetted from March 1865 both as a major general of volunteers dating and as a colonel in the Regular Army.

Postbellum career

Hatch stayed in the regular Army following the war, reverting to his regular rank of major. For the next twenty-six years, he again served on the frontier. He was promoted tolieutenant colonelin 1873. Eight years later, he became colonel of the2nd U.S. Cavalry. In 1881, while still a lieutenant colonel, Hatch was reassigned fromFort ElliottatMobeetieinWheeler County, much to the dismay of area residents. On July 4 of that year, the Wheeler County Commissioners Court authorized a resolution honoring Hatch for his service at Fort Elliott: \"He has proven himself at all times agreeable to the citizens of this section and willing to aid them as a community or as individuals whenever such aid has been required, and to the fullest extent of his power.\"

Hatch was an officer too atFort ConchoinSan Angelo, Texas,Indian Territory,Montana Territory, and finally inWashington Territory.

He retired on January 9, 1886, and moved toNew York City. He received the Medal of Honor in 1893 in recognition for his service at South Mountain. Hatch was President of theAztec Club of 1847of New York and a member of the Oswego County Historical Society.

John P. Hatch died in New York City in the spring of 1901. He was buried with full military honors inArlington National Cemetery.He was survived by his wife, Adelaide Burckle Hatch (1825-1919) and their children, Miss Harriet Hatch (1854-1929) and Mark Burckle Hatch (1856-1914).