People
Charles H. Hatch
Charles Hollingshead Hatch was born in 1835, the son of George G. Hatch, who died in Portsmouth, Virginia in 1842, leaving Charles and his two siblings fatherless.
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William B. Hatch
Historical Accounts
First Brigade Three Years' Troops
President Lincoln and his advisors did not long entertain the notion, so prevalent up to, and even after the firing upon of Sumter, that the war would be ended and the Southern Confederacy subdued before the summer was well advanced.
Historical Accounts
Excerpt: Colonel William B. Hatch
The following is derived from George Reeser Prowell's History of Camden County, N.J. published in 1886. Colonel William B. Hatch was the son of the late William B. Hatch, of Camden. As a youth he developed a fondness for military life.
People
William B. Hatch
Colonel William B. Hatch, born to William and Catherine Browning Hatch around 1838 in Camden, NJ, was part of Gloucester County during that era. His father, a farmer, lived in Camden's North Ward.
Streets
5th Street
Fifth Street was one of Camden's original streets, running south to north, with a few major interruptions, from Newton Avenue to just west of Pyne Point in North Camden.
Historical Accounts
1861 - The First War Meeting in Camden
Three days after the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter, Camden citizens issued a resolution pledging loyalty to the Union on April 16, 1861, followed by a patriotic war meeting at the county courthouse on April 18 that organized the county's first Civil War volunteer companies.