Horace K. Ford was an enlisted Union soldier from New Hampshire, stationed from 19 October 1862 to 15 April 1863 at New Bern, N.C. By 17 June 1863, Ford was at Hammond Hospital in Beaufort, N.C., where he was a patient and served as a nurse. Ford's wife and daughter Celia lived at Strafford Corner or Rye, N.H., during the war. Though he complained of bad health, Horace K. Ford survived the Civil War into old age.
From the description of Horace K. Ford papers, 1862-1863. WorldCat record id: 44854399