Author Archives: Louise Smith

Sherman Leavenworth must have requested information on the death of his brother Atwell Leavenworth, who had died November 13, 1864. Their brother Hezekiah Leavenworth died April 26, 1865. Four Trees Folly Island, South Carolina, December 19, 1864 Dear Sir, I … Continue reading →

Civil War Names in Highland Enlistments Aunt Sal Goose Lot and Stone Walls Four Trees Yorktown, December 11, 1862 Dear Brother, On the 11th, early in the morning we fell in line and was marched off with packed knapsacks. We … Continue reading →

Sherman Stiles Leavenworth, 18, a farmer, was five feet, ten inches tall with hazel-colored eyes. He enlisted as a private in Company B, 56th Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry, at Newburgh, New York, on August 17, 1861, to serve three … Continue reading →