Shipmate of Charles Brother. Image courtesy of author Troy Hillman, who published The Diaries of George H. Bandfield Civil War Marine.

Friend and shipmate to Charles Brother. Born in Pennsylvania but worked in Bath, NY prior to the Civil War. Image from Charles Brother archives.

Childhood friend of Charles Brother. Faulkner served in the infantry.

Friend and shipmate of Charles Brother from Bath, NY. Image courtesy of Adrieene Sachse.

Friend to Charles Brother and the older brother of Civil War Marine Theodore “Dora” Harris of Bath, NY.

Friend of Charles Brother from Bath, NY.

Friend of Charles Brother, from Bath, NY.

Friend of Charles Brother from Bath, NY. Howell invented the Howell Torpedo after the Civil War.

Friend of Charles Brother, from Bath, NY.

Shipmate of Charles Brother while on the USS Vanderbilt. Image courtesy of Chris Gardiner.

Shipmate of Charles Brother. Image courtesy of C. Boggs.

Shipmate of Charles Brother. Image courtesy of Adrienne Sachse.

Shipmate of Charles Brother from Bath, NY. Towle married Charley’s sister after the Civil War.

Friend of Charles Brother from Bath, NY.

Friend of Charles Brother from Bath.

Charles Brother Esq.

New Orleans or Elsewhere.

June 30, 1864

Dear Sir - Enclosed please find amt of interest due you from Miss Jennie Barnes which please acknowledge by receipt of same and oblige. Yours truly, E. L. Church Collector & Atty at Law, West side of Liberty St., Bath, NY …But she said the within would be enough for you to keep to remember her by. Don’t you think I would make a good pettifogger from the style of the above. I ask a thoughs and pardons for my negligence in writing you but it has been impossible for me to do so, not because I was to busy, but I was indisposed I suppose. I know of nothing else but however I will try to do better in the future. I cannot give you a detailed account of matters and things since I last wrote you but will commence later. I suppose you have heard of Judge Barnes death. Jennie was home to his funeral and stayed about one week. Then was the time I did my dinning for you. Lid Rumsey, Lizzie Ogden and Sarah McCay are all home from the City at present. Rob Campbell and Will Dutcher are having some great times about Lizzie Odgen. Lizzie’s and Rob’s mother’s would rather Rob would be her “gallant”. She likes Will the best and so they have it. That is the only excitement of the kind that is going on now days. I suppose… … Glee Club but I will suppose you have not and tell you a little about it. Will Dutcher, Carter Robie and myself are the soprano singers. Louis Boardsman – Tenor – Will Howell – Bass – from the Club we have been singing about two months. We (the Club) are going to give a picnic on the Fourth if the weather admits. We expect to have one good time. I have wished you were here hundreds of times so as to go in with us. Charlie I cannot write all I would like to in one letter (for I am writing in business hours) and I cannot think of all I would like to say but will try to write more in my next answer to you. Don’t you wait 6 months to answer this because I did for I will try answer promptly after this. With many wishes for you good luck I remain as ever.

Your friend, E. L. Church, Bath, NY

PS. I shall not read this over and correct it for it would tempt me not to send it. It looks so bad I written in such a hurry. Yours truly, E.L.C.

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Angus’ mother, a widow at age 23, relied heavily on the First Presbyterian Church, where the families of Civil War Marine Will Johnson and John K. Murdoch also attended. It was the church that she and husband Charles were married when she was 18, although she would not become a member until 1853.

Angus’ mother, Caroline Monell Angus, remained in Ithaca and George grew up knowing the prominent families there, including Ben Johnson, Alexander Murdock, and Ezra Cornell, who made millions in the telegraphy industry and, after the war, established Cornell University after the war.

In 1870 Caroline is found living next door to Cornell.