![]() William Hooper implored that this matter be addressed and that “through your kindness he may be home shortly for a little while.” Charles Hooper wrote a letter to Captain W. The father indicated that his son had been in active service without missing a day since his enlistment and that his mother “was very desirous of seeing him,” but that his son could not obtain a furlough unless Stanton intervened. Stanton, Secretary of War, asking that his son be granted a furlough because of his 68 year-old-mother’s precarious health. ![]() On September 29, 1864, William Hooper wrote to Edwin M. He was promoted to first lieutenant on March 1, 1864, effective upon his transfer to Company I (although his muster roll indicates that he was promoted on December 8, 1863, at Beaufort, South Carolina). In September and October 1863, he was commanding pickets on Paris Island, South Carolina. His muster roll notes that he was appointed by Brigadier General Rufus Saxton on that date. Hooper was discharged for promotion to second lieutenant at Fernandina, Florida, on February 17, 1863, the date that he was commissioned into Company G of the 33 rd USCT (United States Colored Troops). ![]() He remained on detached service in August and September 1862.
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