Monday, October 22, 2012

Civil War Veteran: Thomas Hannah

Thomas Hannah
Born:  March 12, 1824, Virginia
Died:  August 15, 1913, Riverside County, California
CO C 70 IND VOL INF

Born in Virginia, Thomas Hannah moved to Indiana when he was a young man and took up farming.  By the time he enlisted in the Union Army in July of 1863 he was a merchant, operating a large general merchandise business.  He served in the military for three years, returning to farming and raising stock after the Civil War.   He and his family moved to the vicinity of Hemet, California in 1899 where he continued farming and ranching.


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