Hale Wesson was born in Grafton, Massachusetts on January 13, 1843. On September 16, 1861 he enlisted at Worcester, Massachusetts in the 25th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer infantry. In 1863 he was discharged from this regiment and assigned to the Regulars as a member of the Signal Corps. Most of his letters were written from the vicinity of New Bern, North Carolina. In 1873 he married Miss Mary Jane Bancroft and they had at least one child, Paul B. Wesson. On a furlough issued to Wesson in 1863 his occupation at the time of his enlistment is given as farmer. Hale Wesson had two brothers, James and Alonzo, who also served in the Civil War, apparently in the same regiment with Hale until his transfer. Another brother, Edward, was a sutler or employed by a sutler with a Massachusetts regiment. Their father was Calvin Wesson of Saundersville, Massachusetts. Hale Wesson died in 1875.
From the description of Hale Wesson papers, 1861-1864 [microform]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78197483
