Charles H. Sherwood wrote letters to his sister, Maria Taylor, during the duration of which he was a Union soldier during the civil war. He died in Andersonville in 1864.

Charles H. Sherwood was brother to Martha Jane Sherwood ( Jennie). He was born around 1842, to Zelotus and Abigail Sherwood. Charles entered the US Cavalry about 1861, with friends from Carbondale, Luzerne County, PA. ( Pennsylvania Volunteers, 4th Cavalry/64th Regiment, Company M) Sgt. Sherwood was present at many Civil War battles. He fought at Gettysburg and his name is engraved on the Pennsylvania Memorial there. Sgt. Sherwood was captured October 12, 1863, at White Sulphur Springs, VA, along with 300 other Union troops from the Pennsylvania Fourth and Thirteenth Cavalry. Initially, he was probably imprisoned at Belle Island, Richmond, VA, and later transferred to Andersonville, GA, about March 1864. Sgt. Sherwood died that June of dysentary. Five of Charles's Carbondale friends also died at Andersonville. Sgt. Charles H. Sherwood, American hero, my great uncle ( to ME Nicklin Jr.) was not married.

Pompa drove to Georgia last spring to visit Andersonville and to see Charles' grave.