George P. Howe
Written as “Capt. Howe”
George P. Howe, 30, enrolled at Albany on September 17, 1862, for three years, and was mustered in as captain of Company D of the 176th New York on December 18, 1862. He moved to Company A on October 30, 1863, was wounded at Cedar Creek, Virginia, on October 19, 1864, and was mustered out with his company at Savannah, Georgia, on April 27, 1866 (176th roster, p. 946).
In October 1863 Father wrote to Willie that “Capt. Howe and the men that came on with him were ordered to either Jersey or Rikers Island”, that the captain “obtained a pass to come to the City, they say for 10 hours, but he did not go back”, and that they were then “all ordered back to New Orleans in company with some 600 conscripts” (Father to Willie, October 3, 1863). Father had spoken with him; Willie answered that Captain Howe “tries to exonerate the officers of the Regiment in the three-year affair” (Willie, October 22, 1863).
- Mentioned in 2
- 1863 Oct 3 Oct 22 & 25