Identifier	MCW_MDCH_11-08-30_DON0008_0027
Creator	Huey, Pennock, 1828-1903
Title	Pennock Huey letter dated September 23, 1876
Subject	Huey, Pennock, 1828-1903--Correspondence Maryland--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Claims United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives United States. Army--Military life. United States. Army--Supplies and stores United States. Army. Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, 8th (1861-1865)
Description	Letter dated September 23, 1876 from Pennock Huey, late Colonel, 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry, to Henry C. Hodges, Quartermaster, U. S. Army, concerning the claims of George Everhart of Manchester, Carroll County, Maryland. In this one-page letter Huey agrees that he and his unit had pastured their horses on the fields of a farm on the south side of Manchester, Maryland on July 1, 1863.
Transcript	Wmsport Pa [Williamsport, Pennsylvania] Sept 23d / 76 Henry Hodges Quartermaster U. S. A . In answer Re your circular of June 15th which accompanies this letter, I can only state that I encamped with a large Brigade of Cavalry on some fine pasture Land on the south side of Manchester, on or about the 1st July 1863 and there is not a doubt but that we consumed a considerable quantity of grass and pasturage during the short time we were there . We also verry [sic] probably consumed some of his rails[.] There is not a doubt but what the owner of the property sustained a loss . I have the honor Verry respectful[l]y Your obt servt [Your obedient servant] P Huey Late Col [abbreviations illegible]
Date Original	1876-09-23
Biographical/Historical Note	Pennock Huey (1828-1903) was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, the son of Jacob Huey, a farmer, and his wife Sarah. According to official records, he enlisted in and received his commission as full captain in the 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry on September 17, 1861. He was promoted to full major on January 1, 1892 and to full colonel on June 25, 1863. On May 3, 1863, during the Battle of Chancellorsville, he led the 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry in a desperate charge that resulted in the death of 3 officers and 30 men. A year later (June 24, 1864) he was captured at the Battle of St. Mary's Church and imprisoned at various locations near Columbia, South Carolina, including Roper Hospital. On December 9, 1864, he was paroled during a prisoner exchange and returned to the 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry. On January 23, 1865, he was mustered out, and on March 13, 1865, he received promotion to Brevet Brigadier-General. After the war he married Elizabeth Waln Wistar and became a businessman.
Extent	1 scan
Format	Digital reproduction of 1-page document, 26 x 20 cm.
Publisher	Maryland Digital Cultural Heritage Program Enoch Pratt Free Library
Date Digital	2011-09-01;
Language	English;
Type	Text
Coverage	1861-1870 1871-1880
Relation	Is Part Of The Civil War in Your Attic Is Part Of the Maryland Digital Cultural Heritage Program
Related items	Item provided to The Civil War in Your Attic Project by J. Wistar ("Pete") Huey III, digital donor number MCW_MDCH_11-08-30_DON0008
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