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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05336.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1863 |
| Title | Statement of payment for Major Wells' service |
| Date | 28 February 1863 |
| Author | Wells, Milton (fl. 1862-1864) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Wells attests that he received $384.32 for his service as Major of the 15th Regiment, Virginia Volunteer Infantry. States that he was paid by army paymaster S. T. Safford. Includes a description of two of Wells's servants, John and Tim, who are listed as having a "Cold," or "colored," complexion. Rations were due to Wells in Sir Johns Run, present-day West Virginia. |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Civil War Military History Union Forces African American Troops African American History Servant Soldier's Pay Military Provisions |
| People | Wells, Milton (fl. 1862-1864) Safford, S. T. (fl. 1863) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | The Fifteenth Infantry was organized September 1862, with Maxwell McCaslin, colonel; Thomas Morris, lieutenant colonel; the latter having won his advancement by meritorious conduct as captain in the Seventh West Virginia Infantry. Milton Wells was commissioned major by Governor Pierpont 16 October 1862. Major Wells assisted in recruiting this regiment, and like Lieutenant-Colonel Morris, had seen hard service, first as a private of Company D, 27th Ohio Infantry. He was later was commissioned captain of the same company, serving as such with his regiment in Missouri until August 1862 when he resigned to accept promotion in the 15th West Virginia Infantry, rendering special service as drill master. This regiment took an active part in all the battles of the Shenandoah Valley, from the time of its organization until the last battle of Cedar Creek (from www.wvcivilwar.com). |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Unit | 15th Regiment, Virginia Volunteer Infantry |