This pocket testament is ID’d to Sergeant Alexander Hubbell of Company H, 60th New York Infantry.

Both the front and back covers are wrapped in brown cloth that has become threadbare and loose on the back edges. The spine has no covering whatsoever. Despite the wear the covers are still attached. The front one is working loose. Just inside the front cover is a pasted paper label with a full color US flag with a riband below it that reads “TO THE DEFENDERS OF THEIR COUNTRY” and below that is “PRESENTED BY THE NEW YORK BIBLE SOCIETY 1865.” The opposite page has a nice period penciled inscription that reads “ALEX F. HUBBELL, CO. H, 60TH N.Y.V. 3RD BRIG, 2ND DIV, 20TH A. C.” The next page has another penciled inscription that reads “ADDRESS OF PARENTS. MRS. F.A. HUBBELL, CHAMPLAIN, CHINTON COUNTY, NEW YORK.” The next page is the title page but it is loose. It dates the testament to 1864. The rest of the testament is tightly bound but worn and dirty. From page 156 to page 316 the bottom corners are dog-eared and in need of straightening.

Alexander F. Hubbell was born March 28, 1844. He enlisted as a Corporal in Company H, 60th New York Infantry on September 21, 1861 but was not mustered in till more than a month later on October 30th. The regiment served for a while in the Shenandoah Valley and then with Pope’s Army in Virginia. It’s first losses came in the battle of Antietam where it was part of the Army of the Potomac’s 12th Corps. In October of 1862 the regiment was sent to Harper’s Ferry and while there Corporal Hubbell was promoted to Sergeant.

The 60th was next engaged at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg before being transferred to the west and fighting at Chattanooga. On December 14, 1863 Sergeant Hubbell became a re-enlisted veteran. He then saw action at Ringgold, Georgia after which the 60th became part of the 20th Corps. Hubbell saw further action at Resaca, Dallas, Pine Knob, Altoona, Kennesaw Mountain, Peachtree Creek and Atlanta. Hubbell became ill and reported to the hospital on October 14, 1864 while stationed in Nashville. He did not rejoin the regiment until April of 1865. He was mustered out at Alexandria, Virginia on July 17, 1865.

After the war Alex Hubbell moved to Iowa where he died on December 7, 1904 and was buried in Cedar Cemetery at Fonda, Pocahontas County, Iowa.

With the testament are a few pages of internet research on the soldier.

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