Curtis W. Hancock was the son of Henry Clay and Sally Samantha Hancock. They lived in Moore's Hill, Dearborn County, Indiana. They had ten daughters and their only son Curtis was born 16 February 1845. Curtis enlisted as a private in Company K of the 68th Indiana Infantry in August 1862. His regiment moved to Munfordville, Kentucky, where it later surrendered to General Braxton Bragg in September of 1862. The soldiers were paroled and exchanged in December of that year. Hancock received a discharge by civil authority 9 December 1862. He mustered into Company K of the 9th Indiana Cavalry Regiment on 9 January 1864. In September the regiment moved to engage Confederate forces at Sulphur Branch Trestle, Alabama. Hancock did not survive the battle; he died 25 September 1864.
From the description of Letter, 12 June 1864. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 55803895
