Glove

Object Name:

Glove

Object ID:

2022.020.03

Date:

1861-1864

Description:

Civil War uniform glove, left hand. White cotton dress glove with three woven vertical decorative bands at base of pinky, middle, and index fingers. Heavily stained.

Material:

Cotton

Dimensions:

W-4.25 L-7.5 inches

Provenance:

Owned and worn by George Washington Gordon (1834-1864), who served in the 2nd New Hampshire Infantry Regiment during the Civil War.

George Washington Gordon was born in 1834 in Rockingham County, NH, and as an adult resided in Allenstown and Suncook, NH. In May of 1861, he enlisted as a Sergeant Major in the 2nd New Hampshire Infantry Regiment and served with the regiment until his death at Cold Harbor, VA, on June 8, 1864. In July, 1861, shortly after the First Battle of Manassas Junction, he was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant and later to 1st Lieutenant during the Peninsular Campaign in July of 1862. He achieved the rank of Captain in September, 1862, after the Second Battle of Manassas Junction. His regiment saw considerable action with the Army of the Potomac in Burnside's Brigade, as part of the 3rd Army Corps and with the 18th and 24th Army Corps. Gordon was wounded in battle at both the Second Battle of Manassas Junction and at Gettysburg, when the 2nd New Hampshire was overwhelmed in the Peach Orchard on July 3, 1863. He later served court martial duty and sentenced deserters. He decided to leave the army when his three-year enlistment ended, but was killed at Cold Harbor before he could do so. He was survived by his wife Angeline Streeter Gordon and two children, a daughter Willetta [referred to as Etta] and a son George. He is buried in Head's Cemetery, Hooksett, NH. The donor is a descendant of Etta Gordon

Credit Line:

Gift of the Hutchinson Family

People:

Gordon, George Washington (1834-1864)

Subjects:

Civil War, Gloves