Civil War Vets

NOTE: The following Hewetts / Hewitts are grandsons and great grandsons of William O. Hewitt my 4th great-grandfather. William deserted from the British Army and joined the Continentals as a corporal in the First New Hampshire Infantry Regiment. The list is not yet complete. There were 47 in all and I shall post the rest of them as I obtain the information

Anson O. Hewett
Private
Ist Battalion, ME. Light Artillery, 2nd ME. Battery Artillery

David L Hewitt
9th Regiment Minnesota
Volunteers:

Hiram H. Hewitt
Co H 15th Maine Volunteers

Captain Marcus Lafayette Hewett
Company G. 21st Maine Infantry

Captain James Henry Hobbs Hewett
Companies "H" & "E" 8th Regiment Maine Infantry

Corporal Minot D. Hewett
Company "G" 21st Main Infantry

Captain Obadiah Brown Hewett
Nebraska Territory Cavalry

Seth Morris Hewett
Sergeant
Company "G" 21st Main Infantry

William H. Hewitt
Co C. 9th Maine
Volunteer Infantry

De Wilton S. Prewitt
71st Indiana Volunteers

William Prewitt
Texas Cavalry

Joseph Prewitt
49th Regiment
Indiana Volunteer Infantry

Shelby Prewitt
Union Army

Nathaniel Prewitt
Company "H" 73rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry

Joshua Prewitt
Confederate Army

Joshua Pruitt
Private 144th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

Source Documents

James Jasper Barker & his brother Joshua Barker

Company E (commanded by Captain Reuben E. Sanders) 19th Regiment (Buford’s Regiment, commanded by Colonel Nathaniel M. Buford) Texas Cavalry:

The 19th Texas Cavalry Regiment was organized in mid-1862 and served until the surrender of all Trans-Mississippi forces on May 26, 1865. Company E was organized in Weatherford, Parker County, Texas and was comprised of men from Weatherford and surrounding areas.

William Henry Parsons obtained authorization from the Governor Edward Clark, Headquarters, Texas State Troops, to form a Regiment of mounted troops in the 9th Military District. This he did in September 1861. The Regiment was sworn into State service for one year as the 4th Texas Dragoon’s, which they used for themselves through out the war.

The 19th Texas Cavalry was brigaded with the 12th Regiment, the 21st Texas Cavalry, Morgan’s Battalion, later Regiment and Pratt’s Battery of 6 guns, and in late May or early April 1865, the 30th Texas Cavalry Regiment. It didn’t leave the field until May 23, 1865. It participated in the Little Rock Campaign in 1863 and the Red River Campaign in 1864. The regiment fought at the battles of Mansfield, Pleasant Hill, Blair's Landing, and Monett's Ferry.

TO THE OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS OF WHARTON'S CAVALRY
General Order No. 7.
Army of Western Louisiana, May 24, 1864
Soldiers:

For forty-six days you have daily engaged the enemy, always superior to you in numbers. When the beaten foe, four army corps of infantry and five thousand cavalry began his retreat, you were formed in battle array in his front and hung upon his flank and rear only to destroy. In his retreat from Grand Ecore to Atchafalaya, you killed, wounded and captured four thousand men, destroyed five transports and three gunboats. All this was accomplished with a loss to you of four hundred men, two thirds of who will report for duty again in forty days. The history of no other campaign will present the spectacle of a cavalry force capturing and killing more of the enemy than their own numbers. This you have done and in so doing have immortalized yourselves and added new luster to Texas, the gallantry of whose sons have been illustrated on every battlefield from Gettysburg to Glorieta. Had a portion of our forces been where I was informed they were an hour before the engagement at Norwood's Plantation, the rear guard of the enemy would have been entirely destroyed; as it was, thirty of his dead were left upon the field, sixty-five graves inscribed "Killed in action on the 18th of May," besides his wounded carried away with him, testify to the slaughter inflicted upon him. Prisoners recently captured announce their loss at eight hundred men killed and wounded at Norwood's Plantation. Your advance guards are now watering their horses in the Mississippi river whither you will soon follow. On short rations and with scarcity of forage and in the saddle day and night you have neither murmured nor complained. In all your trials and dangers the 2nd Louisiana Cavalry have been by your side, have shared your dangers and participated in your glory. During the active retreat the different batteries of artillery, either acting separately or under Colonel Brent or Major Summers, displayed the most marked skill and gallantry. They were particularly distinguished at Mausura and Norwood's Plantation. I, as your commander, honor you for your deeds and thus acknowledge my appreciation of your services. General Taylor cheerfully accords to you the need of his approbation and in his time and way will signify his admiration. A grateful people will cherish the record of your gallantry.

Signed John A. Wharton
Major General

HEADQUARTERS STEELE'S BRIGADE
General Order No. ---
In the Field, May 30th, 1864.

The brigadier-general commanding is desirous of expressing to those who have served under his command during the recent campaign his appreciation of their services. Coming amongst you at a time when the qualities of men were severely tested, he has found in you the elements of soldiers and freemen, courage, perseverance and patient endurance of hunger and fatigue. During a pursuit of unexampled pertinacity you have displayed all of these qualities. To the officers and men of the 12th, 19th and 21st and Morgan's Battalion Texas Cavalry and of Moseley’s, Barnes' and West's Batteries or sections of batteries, also of Hume's section of the Val Verde Battery, who have at different times served under his command, he is happy to say you have done well--none have done better. Whilst it has been the aim of the undersigned to save every man possible, your severe loss will show that the part you have taken has not been a light one.

William Steele
Brigade General Commander of Division

Second Lieutenant
George Washington Godfrey
Company "I" 43 Alabama Infantry Regiment
Confederate States of America
(my wife's ggreat grandfather)

George Washington Godfrey enlisted as a private in Company “I” 43 Alabama Infantry and mustered out as a Second Lieutenant. Presumably he received a Battlefield commission. He was wounded on September 20, 1863 having taken a steel ball in the leg between the ankle and the knee. During the Chickamauga campaign in Catoosa and Walker Counties, Tennessee which took place between September 18 and 20, 1863. The principle commanders of the battle were Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans and Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas [US]; Gen. Braxton Bragg and Lt. Gen. James Longstreet [CS]. There was a total of 34,624 casualties during the battle. (US 16,170; CS 18,454). This was considered a major confederate victory.

After the Tullahoma Campaign, Rosecrans renewed his offensive, aiming to force the Confederates out of Chattanooga. The three army corps comprising Rosecrans’ s army split and set out for Chattanooga by separate routes. In early September, Rosecrans consolidated his forces scattered in Tennessee and Georgia and forced Bragg’s army out of Chattanooga, heading south. The Union troops followed it and brushed with it at Davis’ Cross Roads. Bragg was determined to reoccupy Chattanooga and decided to meet a part of Rosecrans’s army, defeat them, and then move back into the city. On the 17th he headed north, intending to meet and beat the XXI Army Corps. As Bragg marched north on the 18th, his cavalry and infantry fought with Union cavalry and mounted infantry, which were armed with Spencer repeating rifles. Fighting began in earnest on the morning of the 19th, and Bragg’s men hammered but did not break the Union line. The next day, Bragg continued his assault on the Union line on the left, and in late morning, Rosecrans was informed that he had a gap in his line. In moving units to shore up the supposed gap, Rosencrans created one, and James Longstreet’s men promptly exploited it, driving one-third of the Union army, including Rosecrans himself, from the field. George H. Thomas took over command and began consolidating forces on Horseshoe Ridge and Snodgrass Hill. Although the Rebels launched determined assaults on these forces, they held until after dark. Thomas then led these men from the field leaving it to the Confederates. The Union retired to Chattanooga while the Rebels occupied the surrounding heights.

George's regiment also won a major victory in the Bermuda Hundred Campaign (May-June 1864) or otherwise known as Drewry’s Bluff, Fort Darling took place at Chesterfield County from May 12-16, 1864. The major commanders were Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler [US]; Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard [CS]. There were 48,000 troops engaged in the battle (US 30,000; CS 18,000) with 6660 casualties reported. This was their second major victory.

After his repulse at Swift Creek and Fort Clifton on May 9, Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler withdrew into his entrenchments at Bermuda Hundred. A Confederate army of 18,000 was patched together under command of Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard to confront Butler’s 30,000. On May 12, Butler moved north against the Confederate line at Drewry’s Bluff but again adopted a defensive posture when gunboats did not support his attack. On the 13th a Union column struck the right flank of the Confederate line at the Wooldridge House, carrying a line of works. Butler remained cautious, however, giving Beauregard time to concentrate his forces. On May 16 at dawn, Ransom’s Confederate division opened an attack on Butler’s right flank, routing many units. Subsequent attacks lost direction in the fog, but the Federals were disorganized and demoralized. After severe fighting, Butler extricated himself from battle, withdrawing again to his Bermuda Hundred Line. This battle stopped Butler’s offensive against Richmond.

43rd Infantry Regiment was organized at Mobile, Alabama, in May, 1862, and immediately moved to Tennessee. The men were recruited in the counties of Marengo, Greene, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Jefferson, and Mobile. It served for a time under the command of General Leadbetter, and then transferred to Gracie's Brigade. The regiment spent the winter of 1862-1863 at Cumberland Gap, fought at Chickamauga, and after the Knoxville Campaign served in Virginia. It continued the fight at Drewry's Bluff and in the Petersburg siege north of the James River. During the last month of the war it was placed in Moody's Brigade and was active in various conflicts around Appomattox. At Cumberland Gap the unit had about 600 effectives, reported 16 killed and 83 wounded at Chickamauga, lost many at Sayler's Creek, and surrendered with 15 officers and 113 men. Its commanders were Colonels Archibald Gracie, Jr. and Young M. Moody; Lieutenant Colonel John J. Jolly; and Majors T.M. Barbour, Robert D. Hart, and William J. Mims.

Anson O. Hewett
Private
Ist Battalion, ME. Light Artillery, 2nd ME. Battery Artillery

2nd BATTERY LIGHT ARTILLERY ("B").
Organized at Augusta and mustered in November 30, 1861. Duty at Augusta till March 10, 1862, and at Fort Preble, Portland, Me., till April 2. Ordered to Washington, D. C., April 2, and camp at Capital Hill, till April 20. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division (McDowell's), Dept. of the Rappahannock, to June, 1862. Artillery, 2nd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of Virginia, to September, 1862. Artillery, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1863. Artillery Brigade, 1st Army Corps, to November, 1863. Camp Barry, Defences of Washington, D. C., 22nd Army Corps, to April, 1864. Artillery, 1st Division, 9th Army Corps, Army Potomac, to July, 1864. Artillery Brigade, 9th Army Corps, to August, 1864. Artillery Reserve, Army Potomac, to May, 1865.

SERVICE.-Moved to Potomac Creek, Va., thence to Belle Plains April 20-27, 1862. Moved to Falmouth May 9, thence to Manassas and Front Royal May 25-30. Moved to Manassas June 16, to Warrenton July 5, to Waterloo July 9, thence to Culpeper C. H. August 5. Battle of Cedar Mountain August 9. Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia August 16-September 2. Fords of the Rappahannock August 21-23. Plains of Manassas August 25-27. Thoroughfare Gap August 28. Battle of Groveton August 29. Bull Run August 30. Centreville September 1. Duty in the Defences of Washington September 11-October 13. Operations in Maryland and Virginia October 13-November 23. Camp at Brooks Station November 23-December 9. Battle of Fredericksburg December 12-15. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. Camp near Fletcher's Chapel till April 28. Chancellorsville Campaign April 28-May 8. Operations at Fitzhugh's Crossing April 29-May 2. Battle of Chancellorsville May 2-5. Battle of Gettysburg , Pa., July 1-3. At Norman's Ford August 2-September 16. Moved to Culpeper, thence to the Rapidan River. Ordered to Camp Barry, Washington, D. C., November 5, and duty there till April 25, 1864. Joined 9th Army Corps April 25. Rapidan Campaign May 3-June 15. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7. Spottsylvania May 8-12. Ny River May 10. Spotsylvania C. H. May 12-21. North Anna River May 23-26. On line of the Pamunkey River May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Cold Harbor June 1-12. Bethesda Church June 1-3. Before Petersburg June 15-September 17, 1864. Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30. Moved to City Point September 17, and duty in the defenses at that point till May 3, 1865. Defense of City Point September 18, 1864, and April 2, 1865. Moved to Alexandria, Va., May 3, thence to Augusta May 31. Mustered out June 16, 1865.

Battery lost during service 1 Officer and 4 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded, and 26 Enlisted men by disease. Total 31.

David L Hewitt
(My Great great Grandfather)
9th Regiment Minnesota Volunteers:

Organized at Camp Release, Hutchinson, St. Peter, Fort Snelling, Glencoe and Fort Ridgly August 15 to October 31, 1862. Company "A" participated in Campaign against Sioux Indians in Minnesota August 20-November 14, 1862, Joined 6th Minnesota August 25, and marched to the relief of Fort Ridgly August 25-28. Action at Birch Coolie September 2-3. Wood Lake September 23. At Camp Release September 26. Mustered in at Camp Release October 2, 1862. At Fort Ridgly until April 1863. Company "B" participated in Campaign against Sioux Indians in Minnesota August and September 1862. March to Glencoe. Action at Glencoe September 3. Defense of Hutchinson September 3-4. Duty at Hutchinson until April 1863. Moved to Hanska Lake and duty there until September 1863. Company "C" participated in Sibley's Campaign against Sioux Indians in Minnesota August to November 1862. March to New Ulm, then join Sibley and attached to 7th Minnesota Infantry. Battle of Wood Lake September 23. At Camp Release September 26. Mustered in October 5, 1862. At Fort Ridgly until April 1863, then on garrison duty at frontier posts until September 1863. Company "D" moved to St. Peter and duty there until April 1863. Mustered in September 23, 1862. Present as guard at hanging of Indians at Mankato December 26, 1862. Frontier duty at Judson, Fairmount and Chanyaska Lake until September 1863. Company "E" organized at Mankato and duty there; at Lake Crystal, Judson, until April 1863. Present as guard at hanging of Indians at Mankato December 26, 1862. Mustered in November 14, 1862. Frontier post service at Hutchinson, Forest City, Long Lake and Pipe Lake until September 1863. Company "F" organized at Fort Snelling. Moved to Glencoe and duty there until December 1862. Mustered in September 24, 1862. At Fort Ridgly until September 1863. Company "G" organized at St. Cloud. Moved to Fort Abercrombie September 3, 1862, and duty there until September 1863. Action at Fort Abercrombie September 26, 1862. Mustered in October 30, 1862. Company "H" organized in Carver County. Moved to Glencoe, thence to relief of Hutchinson. Action at Hutchinson September 4. At Glencoe until April 1863. Guard at hanging of Indians at Mankato December 26, 1862. At Fort Abercrombie until October 1863. Company "I" participated in Indian Campaign of 1862. Moved to Glencoe, thence to St. Peter and to Fort Ridgly, and duty there until April 1863. Mustered in October 12, 1862. At Camp Pope April to June 1863; at Fort Ridgly until July, and at St. Paul until September 1863. Company "K" organized at Fort Snelling August 1862. Duty there until November at South Bend until February 27, 1863. Moved to New Ulm and Madelia and duty there until September 1863. Sibley's Expedition against hostile Indians in Dakota June 16-September 12, 1863 (Cos. "A" and "H"). Actions at Big Mound July 24. Dead Buffalo Lake July 26. Stony Lake July 28. Missouri River July 29-30. Regiment concentrated September 1863, and furloughed September 23 to October 3. Moved to St. Louis, Mo., October 8-12, 1863. Attached to Dept. of the Missouri to May 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 16th Army Corps, Dept. of the Tennessee, to December 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division (Detachment), Army of the Tennessee, Dept. of the Cumberland, to February 1865. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 16th Army Corps (New), Military Division West Mississippi, to August 1865.

SERVICE. --Moved from St. Louis, Mo., to Jefferson City, Mo., October 13, 1863. Assigned duty guarding railroad from Kansas Line to near St. Louis until May 1864. Stationed at Rolla, Jefferson City, LaMine Bridge, Warrensburg, Independence, Knob Noster, Kansas City, Waynesville, Franklin, etc. Headquarters at Jefferson City fill April 14, 1864, and at Rolla until May 18. Companies "G" and "H" reached St. Louis November 1863, and duty there until May, 1864. Regiment concentrated at St. Louis, Mo.. May 15 to 26, and moved-to Memphis, Tenn., May 29-31. Sturgis' Expedition to Guntown, Miss., June 1-13. Ripley June 7. Brice's or Tishamingo Creek, near Guntown, June 10. Ripley June 11. Davis Mills June 12. Smith's Expedition to Tupelo, Miss., July 5-21. Near Camargo's Cross Roads July 13. Near Tupelo July 14-15. Smith's Raid to Oxford, Miss., August 1-30. Tallahatchie River August 7-9. Abbeville August 23. Mower's Expedition to Duvall's Bluff, Ark., September 3-9. March through Arkansas and Missouri in pursuit of Price September 17-November 15. Moved to Nashville, Tenn., November 24-30. Battle of Nashville, Tenn., December 15-16. Pursuit of Hoot to the Tennessee River December 17-28. Moved to Clifton, Tenn., thence to Eastport, Miss., December 29 January 4, 1865, and duty there until February 6, 1865 Moved to New Orleans, La., February 6-21. Campaign against Mobile, Ala., and its Defenses March 17-April 12. Skirmish, Deer Park Road, March 25. Siege of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely March 26-April 8. Assault and capture of Fort Blakely April 9. Occupation of Mobile April 12. March to Montgomery April 13-25. Duty at Montgomery and Selma until July. Moved to St. Paul July 26-August 11. Mustered out August 24, 1865.

Regiment lost during service 6 Officers and 41 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 Officers and 224 Enlisted men by disease. Total 274.

Hiram H Hewitt
Co H 15th Maine Volunteer Infantry
December 5, 1861

Organized at Augusta December 6-31, 1861, and mustered in January 23, 1862. Moved to Portland February 25, and there embarked for Ship Island, Miss., March 6. Attached to Butler's New Orleans Expeditionary Corps January to March 1862. 3rd Brigade, Dept. of the Gulf, to September 1862, District of West Florida, Dept. Gulf, to June 1863. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. Gulf, to December 1863. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 13th Corps, Dept. Gulf, to January 1864. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 13th Corps, Dept. Gulf, to February 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 19th Corps, Dept. Gulf, to July, 1864, and Army Shenandoah, Middle Military Division, to April, 1865. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of Washington, to June 1865. 2nd Separate Brigade, District of South Carolina, Dept. of the South, to July 1866.

SERVICE. --Duty at Ship Island, Miss., until May 1862, and at Camp Parapet and Carrollton May 19-September 8. Moved to Pensacola, Fla., September 8, and duty there until June 1863. Action at Fifteen-Mile House, Fla., February 25, 1863, and at Arcadia March 6. Ordered to New Orleans June 21, thence to La Fourche Landing. Expedition to Thibodeaux June 23-25. At Camp Parapet until August, and provost duty in New Orleans until October. From there they went on an expedition to the Rio Grande, Texas, October 27-December 2. They Advanced on Brownsville November 3-6 and participated in the occupation of Brownsville November 6. From Brownsville they went on an expedition to Arkansas November 14-21 Arkansas Pass and capture of Mustang Island November 17 Fort Esperanza November 25-27. Cedar Bayou November 23 (Detachment). Duty at Pass Cavallo, Matagorda Island, until February 28, 1864. Moved to Franklin, La., and March 1-5. Red River Campaign March 10-May 22. Advance from Franklin to Alexandria March 14-26, thence to Natchitoches March 26-April 2. Battle of Sabine Cross Roads April 8. Pleasant Hill April 9. Cane River Crossing April 23. They were at Alexandria April 26-May 13, retreated to Morganza May 13-22. They were at Mansura on May 16 and remained on duty at Morganza until July. Moved to Fort Monroe, thence to Bermuda Hundred, Va., July 1-17 (6 Cos.). They pulled duty in the trenches at Bermuda Hundred until July 28. Deep Bottom July 28-30. Moved to Washington, D.C., thence to Monocacy, Md. (4 Co’s. under Murray and Drew, moved from Morganza to Washington, D.C., July 1-12. Pursuit of Early July 14-24. Rejoin Regiment at Monocacy, Md., August 4.) Veterans on furlough August 5-October l. Non-Veterans temporarily attached to 13th Maine Infantry, and duty at Harper's Ferry until October 5. Regiment moved to Martinsburg October 5, and duty there until January 7, 1865. Moved to Stevenson's Depot, and operations in the Shenandoah Valley until April. Moved to Washington, D.C., April 19-23, and duty there until May 31. They were on provost duty during Grand Review May 23-24. Moved to Savannah, Ga., May 31-June 4, thence to Georgetown, S.C., June 13-14. Duty at Georgetown, Darlington, Cheraw, Chesterfield C. H., Bennettsville, Columbia and in Districts of Chester, Lancaster, York, Spartanburg and Union until July 1866. Mustered out July 5, 1866. Non-Veterans mustered out January 15, 1865.

Regiment lost during service 5 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 Officers and 340 Enlisted men by disease. Total 348.

Captain James Henry Hobbs Hewett
Companies "H" & "E" 8th Regiment Maine Infantry

James Henry Hobbs Hewett Esquire returned to his home state of Maine from Brownville Nebraska and enlisted as a private in the Army. He was assigned to Company "H" of the 8 Maine Infantry Regiment. He was made a brevet Major by Abraham Lincoln "for gallant and meritorious conduct."

The 8^th Maine Infantry Regiment was organized at Augusta and mustered in September 7, 1861. They left the state for New York September 10 then moved to Washington, D. C. There they were attached to Viele's 1st Brigade, Sherman's South Carolina Expeditionary Corps, from October 1861, to April 1862.

They Moved to Annapolis, Md., October 6, 1861, Expedition to Port Royal, S. C., and October 21-November 7. They captured forts Walker and Beauregard at Port Royal Harbor on November 7. They took Hilton Head November 8-9 and remained on duty at Hilton Head till February 1862. Five Companies were ordered to Dafuskie Island, S. C, and on February 14 they and began siege operations against Fort Pulaski in Chatham County Georgia.

The U.S. Army before the war built Fort Pulaski. It is located near the mouth of the Savannah River, blocking upriver access to Savannah. Fortifications such as Pulaski were called third system forts and were considered invincible, but the new technology of rifled artillery changed that. On February 19, 1862, Brig. Gen. Thomas W. Sherman ordered Captain Quincy A. Gillmore, an engineer officer, to take charge of the investment force and begin the bombardment and capture of the fort. Gillmore emplaced artillery on the mainland southeast of the fort and began the bombardment on April 10 after Colonel Charles H. Olmstead refused to surrender the fort. Within hours, Gillmore’s rifled artillery had breached the southeast scarp of the fort, and he continued to exploit it. Some of his shells began to damage the traverse shielding the magazine in the northwest bastion. Realizing that if the magazine exploded the fort would be seriously damaged and the garrison would suffer severe casualties, Olmstead surrendered after 2:00 pm on April 11. The estimated casualties were 365 total (US 1; CS 364). From April 11 they were assigned duty at Hilton Head and Beaufort, S. C., until March 1863.

From March 18 to March 23 they proceeded on an expedition to Jacksonville, Florida. They began operations near Jacksonville from March 23-31. They did Reconnaissance toward Baldwin on March 25, and engaged in a skirmish near Jacksonville on March 25. They moved to Beaufort, S. C. and remained there from March 31 to April 1. Then they preceded on an expedition against Charleston from April 3 to12. They moved back to Hilton Head, S. C. on, April 16, and remained on duty there till November 14. They moved to Beaufort, S. C., on November 14, and stayed on duty there until April 1864. The Veterans were placed on Furlough in March and April. They moved to a Fortress at Monroe, Va. on April 14. General Butler's operations began on the south side of James River and against Petersburg and Richmond May 4-28. They occupied City Point and Bermuda Hundred on May 5, Port Walthall on May 6 and 7 and Swift Creek on May 9 and10.

On May 9, Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler made a thrust toward Petersburg and was met by Bushrod Johnson’s Division at Swift Creek. A premature Confederate attack at Arrowfield Church was driven back with heavy losses, but Union forces did not follow up. After skirmishing, Butler seemed content to tear up the railroad tracks and did not press the defenders. In conjunction with the advance to Swift Creek, five Federal gunboats steamed up the Appomattox River to bombard Fort Clifton, while Hincks’s U.S. Colored Troops infantry division struggled through marshy ground from the landside. The gunboats were quickly driven off, and the infantry attack was abandoned.

Operations against Fort Darling were conducted from May 12 to16, At Drury's Bluff from May 14 to16 and Bermuda Hundred front from May 17 to28. They moved on to White House Landing from May 28 to June 1 and Rapidan Campaign from June 1 to15.

May 31-June 12, 1864

On May 31, Sheridan’s cavalry seized the vital crossroads of Old Cold Harbor. Early on June 1, relying heavily on their new repeating carbines and shallow entrenchments, Sheridan’s troopers threw back an attack by Confederate infantry. Confederate reinforcements arrived from Richmond and from the Totopotomoy Creek lines. Late on June 1, the Union VI and XVIII Corps reached Cold Harbor and assaulted the Confederate works with some success. By June 2, both armies were on the field, forming on a seven-mile front that extended from Bethesda Church to the Chickahominy River. At dawn June 3, the II and XVIII Corps, followed later by the IX Corps, assaulted along the Bethesda Church-Cold Harbor line and were slaughtered at all points. Grant commented in his memoirs that this was the only attack he wished he had never ordered. The armies confronted each other on these lines until the night of June 12, when Grant again advanced by his left flank, marching to James River. On June 14, the II Corps was ferried across the river at Wilcox’s Landing by transports. On June 15, the rest of the army began crossing on a 2,200-foot long pontoon bridge at Weyanoke. Abandoning the well-defended approaches to Richmond, Grant sought to shift his army quickly south of the river to threaten Petersburg. This was a major Confederate victory with estimated casualties of 15,500 total (US 13,000; CS 2,500).

June 15-18, 1864

Marching from Cold Harbor, Meade’s Army of the Potomac crossed the James River on transports and a 2,200-foot long pontoon bridge at Windmill Point. Butler’s leading elements (XVIII Corps and Kautz’s cavalry) crossed the Appomattox River at Broadway Landing and attacked the Petersburg defenses on June 15. The 5,400 defenders of Petersburg under command of Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard were driven from their first line of entrenchments back to Harrison Creek. After dark the II Corps relieved the XVIII Corps. On June 16, the II Corps captured another section of the Confederate line; on the 17th, the IX Corps gained more ground. Beauregard stripped the Howlett Line (Bermuda Hundred) to defend the city, and Lee rushed reinforcements to Petersburg from the Army of Northern Virginia. The II, XI, and V Corps from right to left attacked on June 18 but was repulsed with heavy casualties. By now the Confederate works were heavily manned and the greatest opportunity to capture Petersburg without a siege was lost. The siege of Petersburg began. Union Gen. James St. Clair Morton, chief engineer of the IX Corps, was killed on June 17. Estimated Casualties: 11,386 total (US 8,150; CS 3,236). This was another Major Confederate victory.

July 30, 1864

After weeks of preparation, on July 30 the Federals exploded a mine in Burnside’s IX Corps sector beneath Pegram’s Salient, blowing a gap in the Confederate defenses of Petersburg. From this propitious beginning, everything deteriorated rapidly for the Union attackers. Unit after unit charged into and around the crater, where soldiers milled in confusion. The Confederates quickly recovered and launched several counterattacks led by Maj. Gen. William Mahone. The break was sealed off, and the Federals were repulsed with severe casualties. Ferrarro’s division of black soldiers was badly mauled. This may have been Grant’s best chance to end the Siege of Petersburg. Instead, the soldiers settled in for another eight months of trench warfare. Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside was relieved of command for his role in the debacle. There were estimated easualties of 5,300 mostly Union Troops.

September 29-30, 1864

During the night of September 28-29, Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler’s Army of the James crossed James River to assault the Richmond defenses north of the river. The columns attacked at dawn. After initial Union successes at New Market Heights and Fort Harrison, the Confederates rallied and contained the breakthrough. Lee reinforced his lines north of the James and, on September 30, he counterattacked unsuccessfully. The Federals entrenched, and the Confederates erected a new line of works cutting off the captured forts. Union general Burnham was killed. As Grant anticipated, Lee shifted troops to meet the threat against Richmond, weakening his lines at Petersburg. Estimated Casualties: 4,430 total.

February 5-7, 1865

On February 5, Bvt. Brig. Gen. David Gregg’s cavalry division rode out to the Boydton Plank Road via Ream's Station and Dinwiddie Court House in an attempt to intercept Confederate supply trains. Maj. Gen. G.K. Warren with the V Corps crossed Hatcher’s Run and took up a blocking position on the Vaughan Road to prevent interference with Gregg’s operations. Two divisions of the II Corps under Maj. Gen. A.A. Humphreys shifted west to near Armstrong’s Mill to cover Warren’s right flank. Late in the day, Maj. Gen. John B. Gordon attempted to turn Humphreys right flank near the mill but was repulsed. During the night, two divisions reinforced the Federals. On February 6, Gregg returned to Gravelly Run on the Vaughan Road from his unsuccessful raid and was attacked by elements of Brig. Gen. John Pegram’s Confederate division. Warren pushed forward a reconnaissance in the vicinity of Dabney’s Mill and was attacked by Pegram’s and Maj. Gen. William Mahone’s divisions. Pegram was killed in the action. Although the Union advance was stopped, the Federals extended their siegeworks to the Vaughan Road crossing of Hatcher’s Run. Estimated Casualties: 2,700 total

March 31, 1865

On March 30, Lee shifted reinforcements to meet the Federal movement to turn his right flank, placing Maj. Gen. W.H. Fitzhugh Lee’s cavalry divisions at Five Forks and transferring Pickett’s division from the Bermuda Hundred front to the extreme right. Warren pushed the V Corps forward and entrenched a line to cover the Boydton Plank Road from its intersection with Dabney Mill Road south to Gravelly Run. Ayres’s division advanced northwest toward White Oak Road. On March 31, in combination with Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan’s thrust via Dinwiddie Court House, Warren directed his corps against the Confederate entrenchments along White Oak Road, hoping to cut Lee’s communications with Pickett at Five Forks. The Union advance was stalled by a crushing counterattack directed by Maj. Gen. Bushrod Johnson, but Warren’s position stabilized and his soldiers closed on the road by day’s end. This fighting set up the Confederate defeat at Five Forks on April 1. Estimated Casualties: 2,670 (US 1,870; CS 800)

At Rice's Station on April 6, 1865 Major James H. H. Hewett was severely wounded in the thigh while rallying the 89^th New York Regiment whose officers had been killed or wounded.

April 9, 1865

Early on April 9, the remnants of John Broun Gordon’s corps and Fitzhugh Lee’s cavalry formed line of battle at Appomattox Court House. Gen. Robert E. Lee determined to make one last attempt to escape the closing Union pincers and reach his supplies at Lynchburg. At dawn the Confederates advanced, initially gaining ground against Sheridan’s cavalry. The arrival of Union infantry, however, stopped the advance in its tracks. Lee’s army was now surrounded on three sides. Lee surrendered to Grant on April 9. This was the final engagement of the war in Virginia.

Captain Marcus Lafayette
Hewett 21st Mane Infantry

Organized at Augusta and mustered in for nine months' service October 14, 1862. Left State for Washington, D. C., October 21. Ordered on reaching Trenton, N. J., to return to New York, and duty at East New York till January, 1863. Embarked for New Orleans, La., January 9. Companies "A," "C," "E," "F," "H" and "K," on Steamer "Onward," reach New Orleans January 31, and moved to Baton Rouge, La., February 3. Balance of Regiment arrive at Baton Rouge February 11. Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to July, 1863.

SERVICE.- Operations against Port Hudson March 7-20, 1863. Duty at Baton Rouge till May. Advance on Port Hudson May 20-24. Action at Plains Store May 21. Siege of Port Hudson May 24-July 8. Assaults on Port Hudson May 27 and June 14. Surrender of Port Hudson July 8. Ordered home July 24. Mustered out August 25, 1863, expiration of term.

Regiment lost during service 1 Officer and 26 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 144 Enlisted men by disease. Total 172.

Corporal Minot D. Hewett
Company "G" 21st Main Infantry

Siege of Port Hudson May 21-July 9, 1863

The Principal Commanders were Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks [US]; Maj. Gen. Franklin Gardner [CS]. The Forces Engaged were XIX Army Corps, Army of the Gulf [US]; Confederate forces, 3rd District, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, Port Hudson [CS]. The Estimated Casualties were 12,208 total (US 5,000; CS 7,208)

In cooperation with Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s offensive against Vicksburg, Union Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks’s army moved against the Confederate stronghold at Port Hudson on the Mississippi River. On May 27, after their frontal assaults were repulsed, the Federals settled into a siege which lasted for 48 days. Banks renewed his assaults on June 14 but the defenders successfully repelled them. On July 9, 1863, after hearing of the fall of Vicksburg, the Confederate garrison of Port Hudson surrendered, opening the Mississippi River to Union navigation from its source to New Orleans.

Siege of Port Hudson East Baton Rouge Parish May 21, 1863

The Principal Commanders were Maj. Gen. Christopher C. Augur [US]; Col. Frank P. Powers and Col. William R. Miles [CS] and the Forces Engagedwere 1st Division, XIX Army Corps and Cavalry Brigade [US]; small combined infantry, artillery, and cavalry force [CS]. The was an Estimated Casualties: 250 total (US 150; CS 100).

Early in the morning of May 21, 1863, Maj. Gen. Christopher C. Augur’s Union division advanced from Baton Rouge toward the intersection of Plains Store and Bayou Sara roads on the way to secure a landing, on the river, for Maj. Gen. Nathaniel Banks. Col. Benjamin H. Grierson’s cavalry, in the lead, encountered Confederate forces under the command of Col. Frank P. Powers and skirmishing ensued. As the morning progressed the Union infantry approached the crossroads and came under fire, bringing on a general engagement. At noon, Col. W.R. Miles set out for Plains Store with Confederate reinforcements. By the time that Miles arrived in the area late in the day, the fighting had ceased, the Rebel forces had retreated, and the Federals were preparing camps for the night. Miles attacked the Union forces and, at first, drove them, but they regrouped and counterattacked. Miles could not stand against the overwhelming Union force and retired into the Port Hudson perimeter. The battle ended, and the last Confederate escape route from Port Hudson was closed.

1st Lieutenant Obadiah Brown Hewett
2nd Regiment, Nebraska Cavalry

Organized at Omaha October 23, 1862, and assigned to duty at Fort Kearney, Neb., guarding frontier of Nebraska, protecting emigrants, stage and telegraph lines and operating against Indians till April, 1863. Ordered to Sioux City. Attack on Pawnee Agency June 23, 1863 (Co. "D"). Sully's Expedition against Indians in Dakota Territory August 13-September 11. Action at White Stone Hill, Dakota Territory, September 3. Skirmish at White Stone Hill September 5 (Co. "F"). Company "D" on duty at Omaha and at Fort Kearney, Neb. Mustered out December 23, 1863.

Seth Morris Hewett
Sergeant
Company "G" 21st Main Infantry

See details above

William H. Hewitt
Co C. 9th Maine Volunteer Infantry
Sept 14, 1861
3 years:

Organized at Augusta and mustered in September 22, 1861. Left State for Washington, D.C., September 24, and camp at Bladensburg, Defenses of Washington, and September 26-October 8. Moved to Annapolis, Md., October 8. Attached to Wright's 3rd Brigade, Sherman's South Carolina Expeditionary Corps, to February 1862. Fernandina, Fla., Dept. of the South, to January 1863. District of Hilton Head, S.C., 10th Corps, Dept. South, to June 1863. St. Helena Island, S.C., to July 1863. 2nd Brigade, Folly Island, S.C., 10th Corps, July 1863. 2nd Brigade. Morris Island, S.C., 10th Corps, to August 1863. 1st Brigade, Morris Island, S.C., 10th Corps, to April 1864. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 10th Army Corps, Army of the James, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to May, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 18th Corps, to June 1864. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 10th Army Corps, to December 1864. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 24th Army Corps, to March 1865. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 10th Army Corps, Army Ohio, to July 1865.

SERVICE. --Expedition to Port Royal, S.C., October 21-November 7, 1861. Capture of Forts Walker and Beauregard, Port Royal Harbor, November 7. Hilton Head November 8. Duty at Hilton Head until January 29, 1862. Expedition to Warsaw Sound January 29-March 1. Expedition to Florida February 25-March 5. Occupation of Fernandina, Fla., March 5, and duty there until January 1863. Near Fernandina April 10, 1862 (Co. "I"). Moved to Hilton Head, S.C., January 1863, and duty there until June, and at St. Helena Island until July. Moved to Folly Island, S.C., July 4. Attack on Morris Island July 10. Assaults; on Fort Wagner, Morris Island, July 11 and 18. Siege operations against Forts Wagner and Gregg, -Morris Island, and Fort Sumter and Charleston July 11-September 7. Capture of Forts Wagner and Gregg September 7. Occupation of Black Island until January 1864. Veterans on furlough February and March. Non-Veterans duty on Morris Island until April, then moved to Gloucester Point, Va. Veterans rejoin April 28. Butler's operations on south side of James River and against Petersburg and Richmond May 4-27. Occupation of City Point and Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 5. Port Walthal Junction. Chester Station, May 6-7. Arrowfield Church May 9. Operations against Fort Darling May 12-16. Drury's Bluff May 14-16. Bermuda Hundred May 16-27. Moved to White House, thence to Cold Harbor May 27-June 1. Cold Harbor June 1-12. Before Petersburg June 15-19. Siege of Petersburg and Richmond June 16, 1864, to February 1865. Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30, 1864. Demonstration north of James River August 13-26. Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14-18, Bermuda Hundred August 24-25. In trenches before Petersburg until September 25. Non-Veterans left front September 21 and mustered out September 27, 1864. New Market Heights September 28-29. Chaffin's Farm September 29-30. Charles City Cross Roads October 1. Fair Oaks October 27-28. Duty on north side of James until February 1865. Rejoined Brigade at Fort Fisher, N. C. Cape Fear Entrenchment's February 11-12. Fort Anderson February 18-20. Capture of Wilmington February 22. Advance on Goldsboro March G-21. Occupation of Goldsboro March 21. Advance on Raleigh April 10-13. Occupation of Raleigh April 14. Bennett's House April 26. Surrender of Johnson and his army. Duty in North Carolina until July. Mustered out July 13, 1865.

Regiment lost during service 10 Officers and 172 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 Officers and 236 Enlisted men by disease. Total 421.

William H. Hewitt
Re enlisted Oct 31 1864 for one year:
1st Battalion Sharpshooters

Organized at Augusta from October 27 to December 29, 1864. Companies "A" and "B" left State for City Point, Va., November 12, 1864. Assigned to duty at that point until January 1865. Company "C" organized November 29, 1864. Moved to Galloupe's Island, Boston Harbor thence moved to City Point, Va., January 1-5, 1865. Company "D" organized December 2. Company "E" organized November 28, and Company "F" organized December 29, 1864, all moved to City Point, Va., and joined other Companies. Ordered to Petersburg front and attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Army Corps, Army Potomac, and January to June 1865.

SERVICE. --Siege of Petersburg January 5 to April 2, 1865. Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7. Fort Fisher, Petersburg, March 25. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. White Oak Road March 29. Quaker Road March 30. Boydton Road March 30-31. Five Forks April 1. Amelia C. H. April 5. High Bridge April 6. Appomattox C. H. April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. Moved to Washington, D.C., May 2-12. Grand Review May 23 Transferred to 20th Maine Infantry June 21, 1865.

Regiment lost during service 7 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 12 Enlisted men by disease. Total 19.

De Wilton S. Prewitt
71st Indiana Volunteers

SERVICE. --Pursuit of Bragg, to Loudon, Ky., October 1-22, 1862. Battle of Perryville. Ky., October 8. March to Nashville, Tenn., October 22-November 9, and duty there until December 26. Advance on Murfreesboro, Tenn., December 26-30. Battle of Stone's River December 30-31, 1862, and January 1-3, 1863. Duty at Murfreesboro until April. Reconnaissance to Nolensville and Versailles January 13-15. Streight's Raid to Rome, Ga., April 26-May 3. Day's Gap, Sand Mountain, Crooked Creek and Hog Mountain April 30. East Branch, Black Warrior Creek, May 1. Blount's Farm and Center May 2. Cedar Bluff May 3. Regiment captured. Reorganized and rejoined army at Nashville, Tenn., December, 1863. Guard duty along Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad, and picketing Tennessee River from Draper's Ferry to Limestone Point. Headquarters at Triana until September 1864. Paint Rock Bridge April 8, 1864. Scout from Triana to Somerville July 29 (Detachment). Action at Athens, Ala.. October 1-2. Defense of Decatur October 26-29. Duty at Stevenson, Ala., until January 1865. At Huntsville, Ala., and along Mobile & Charleston Railroad until July. Gurley's Tank February 16, 1865 (Detachment). Mustered out July 1, 1865.

Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 41 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 191 Enlisted men by disease. Total 241.

William Prewitt
(brother of De Wilton S. Prewitt)
Confederate Cavalry
William fought in one battle against his brother Joseph Prewitt's unit

Joseph Prewitt
the 49th Regiment
Indiana Volunteer Infantry

Organized at Jeffersonville, Ind., and mustered in November 21, 1861. Moved to Bardstown, Ky., December 11-13, and duty there till January 12, 1862. Attached to 12th Brigade, Army of the Ohio, December 1861. 12th Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the Ohio, to March 1862. 24th Brigade, 7th Division, Army of the Ohio, to October 1862. 3rd Brigade, Cumberland Division, District of West Virginia, Dept. of the Ohio, to November 1862. 2nd Brigade, 9th Division, Right Wing 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of the Tennessee, to December 1862. 2nd Brigade, Sherman's Yazoo Expedition, to January 1863. 2nd Brigade, 9th Division, 13th Army Corps, Army of Tennessee, to February 1863. 1st Brigade, 9th Division, 13th Army Corps, to July 1863. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 13th Army Corps, Dept. of the Tennessee, to August, 1863, and Dept. of the Gulf to March, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 13th Army Corps, to July 1864. 4th Brigade, 1st Division, District of Kentucky, to February 1865. Dept. of Kentucky to September 1865.

SERVICE. --March to Cumberland Ford January 12-February 15, 1862. Flat Lick Ford, Cumberland River, February 14. Skirmishes at Big Creek Gap and Jacksonborough March 14 (Detachment). Reconnaissance toward Cumberland Gap and skirmishes March 21-23. Duty at Cumberland Ford till June. Cumberland Gap Campaign March 28 to June 18. Occupation of Cumberland Gap June 18 to September 16. Tazwell July 22 (Detachment). Evacuation of Cumberland Gap and retreat to the Ohio River September 17-October 3. Expedition to Charleston, W.Va., October 21-November 10. Moved to Memphis, Tenn., November 10, and duty there till December 20. Sherman's Yazoo Expedition December 20, 1862, to January 3, 1863. Chickasaw Bayou December 26-28. Chickasaw Bluff December 29. Expedition to Arkansas Post, Ark., January 3-10, 1863. Assault and capture of Fort Hindman, Arkansas Post, January 10-11. Moved to Young's Point, La., January 15; thence to Milliken's Bend March 8. Operations from Milliken's Bend to New Carthage March 31-April 17. James' Plantation, near New Carthage, April 6 and 8. Dunbar's Plantation, Bayou Vidal, April 15. Expedition from Perkin's Plantation to Hard Times Landing April 25-29. Phelps' and Clark's Bayous April 26. Choctaw Bayou on Lake Bruin April 28. Battle of Thompson's Hill, Port Gibson, May 1. Battle of Champion's Hill May 16. Big Black River Bridge May 17. Siege of Vicksburg, Miss., May 18-July 4. Assaults on Vicksburg May 19 and 22. Advance on Jackson, Miss., July 4-10. Near Clinton July 8. Siege of Jackson July 10-17. Ordered to New Orleans, La., August 13. Duty at Carrollton, Brashear City and Berwick till October. Western Louisiana "Teche" Campaign October 3-November 30. Moved to New Orleans, thence to DeCrow's Point, Tex., December 10-14. Duty at Matagorda Island and Indianola till April 1864. Ordered to New Orleans April 19, thence to Alexandria April 23. Red River Campaign April 26-May 22. Action at Graham's Plantation May 5. Retreat to Morganza May 13-20. Expedition to the Atchafalaya May 30-June 6. Duty at Morganza till July. Moved to New Orleans, thence home on Veteran furlough July and August. Ordered to Lexington, Ky., and garrison duty there till September 7, 1865. Moved to Louisville, Ky., September 7, and there mustered out September 13, 1865.

Regiment lost during service 1 Officer and 40 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 Officers and 192 Enlisted men by disease. Total 236.

Shelby Prewitt
Private Company "A" 49th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

Organized at Jeffersonville, Ind., and mustered in November 21, 1861. Moved to Bardstown, Ky., December 11-13, and duty there till January 12, 1862. Attached to 12th Brigade, Army of the Ohio, December, 1861. 12th Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the Ohio, to March, 1862. 24th Brigade, 7th Division, Army of the Ohio, to October, 1862. 3rd Brigade, Cumberland Division, District of West Virginia, Dept. of the Ohio, to November, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 9th Division, Right Wing 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of the Tennessee, to December, 1862. 2nd Brigade, Sherman's Yazoo Expedition, to January, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 9th Division, 13th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to February, 1863. 1st Brigade, 9th Division, 13th Army Corps, to July, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 13th Army Corps, Dept. of the Tennessee, to August, 1863, and Dept. of the Gulf to March, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 13th Army Corps, to July, 1864. 4th Brigade, 1st Division, District of Kentucky, to February, 1865. Dept. of Kentucky to September, 1865.

SERVICE.-March to Cumberland Ford January 12-February 15, 1862. Flat Lick Ford, Cumberland River, February 14. Skirmishes at Big Creek Gap and Jacksborough March 14 (Detachment). Reconnaissance toward Cumberland Gap and skirmishes March 21-23. Duty at Cumberland Ford till June. Cumberland Gap Campaign March 28 to June 18. Occupation of Cumberland Gap June 18 to September 16. Tazewell July 22 (Detachment). Evacuation of Cumberland Gap and retreat to the Ohio River September 17-October 3. Expedition to Charleston, W. Va., October 21-November 10. Moved to Memphis, Tenn., November 10, and duty there till December 20. Sherman's Yazoo Expedition December 20, 1862, to January 3, 1863. Chickasaw Bayou December 26-28. Chickasaw Bluff December 29. Expedition to Arkansas Post, Ark., January 3-10, 1863. Assault and capture of Fort Hindman, Arkansas Post, January 10-11. Moved to Young's Point, La., January 15; thence to Milliken's Bend March 8. Operations from Miiliken's Bend to New Carthage March 31-April 17. James' Plantation, near New Carthage, April 6 and 8. Dunbar's Plantation, Bayou Vidal, April 15. Expedition from Perkins' Plantation to Hard Times Landing April 25-29. Phelps' and Clark's Bayous April 26. Choctaw Bayou on Lake Bruin April 28. Battle of Thompson's Hill, Port Gibson, May 1. Battle of Champion's Hill May 16. Big Black River Bridge May 17. Siege of Vicksburg, Miss., May 18-July 4. Assaults on Vicksburg May 19 and 22. Advance on Jackson, Miss., July 4-10. Near Clinton July 8. Siege of Jackson July 10-17. Ordered to New Orleans, La., August 13. Duty at Carrollton, Brashear City and Berwick till October. Western Louisiana "Teche" Campaign October 3-November 30. Moved to New Orleans, thence to DeCrow's Point, Tex., December 10-14. Duty at Matagorda Island and Indianola till April, 1864. Ordered to New Orleans April 19, thence to Alexandria April 23. Red River Campaign April 26-May 22. Action at Graham's Plantation May 5. Retreat to Morganza May 13-20. Expedition to the Atchafalaya May 30-June 6. Duty at Morganza till July. Moved to New Orleans, thence home on Veteran Furlough July and August. Ordered to Lexington, Ky., and garrison duty there till September 7, 1865. Moved to Louisville, Ky., September 7, and there mustered out September 13, 1865.

Regiment lost during service 1 Officer and 40 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 Officers and 192 Enlisted men by disease. Total 236.

Nathaniel Prewitt
Private Company "H" 73rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry

Organized at South Bend, Ind., and mustered in August 16, 1862. Ordered to Lexington, Ky. Evacuation of Lexington August 31. Attached to 20th Brigade, 6th Division, Army of the Ohio, September, 1862. 20th Brigade, 6th Division, 2nd Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Left Wing 14th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to January, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 21st Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to April, 1863. Streight's Provisional Brigade. Dept. of the Cumberland, to May, 1863. Prisoners of war to December, 1863. Post and District of Nashville, Tenn., Dept. of the Cumberland, to January, 1864. 1st Brigade, District of Nashville, Tenn., Dept. of the Cumberland, January, 1864. 1st Brigade, Rousseau's 3rd Division, 12th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to April, 1864. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, 20th Army Corps, Dept. of the Cumberland, to March, 1865. District of Northern Alabama, Dept. of the Cumberland, to June, 1865.

SERVICE.-Pursuit of Bragg to Loudon, Ky., October 1-22, 1862. Battle of Perryville, Ky., October 8. March to Nashville, Tenn., October 22-November 9, and duty there till December 26. Advance on Murfreesboro, Tenn., December 26-30. Battle of Stone's River December 30-31, 1862, and January 1-3, 1863. Duty at Murfreesboro till April. Reconnaissance to Nolensville and Versailles January 13-15. Streight's Raid to Rome, Ga., April 26-May 3. Day's Gap, Sand Mountain, Crooked Creek and Hog Mountain April 30. East Branch, Black Warrior Creek, May 1. Blount's Farm and Center May 2. Cedar Bluff May 3. Regiment captured. Reorganized and rejoined army at Nashville, Tenn., December, 1863. Guard duty along Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad, and picketing Tennessee River from Draper's Ferry to Limestone Point. Headquarters at Triana till September, 1864. Paint Rock Bridge April 8, 1864. Scout from Triana to Somerville July 29 (Detachment). Action at Athens, Ala., October 1-2. Defence of Decatur October 26-29. Duty at Stevenson, Ala., till January, 1865. At Huntsville, Ala., and along Mobile & Charleston Railroad till July. Giirley's Tank February 16, 1865 (Detachment). Mustered out July 1, 1865.

Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 41 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 191 Enlisted men by disease. Total 241.

Joshua Prewitt
Confederate Army

Joshua Pruitt
Private
144th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

Organized at Indianapolis, Ind., and mustered in March 6, 1865. Left State for Harper's Ferry, W. Va., March 9. Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Provisional Division, Army of the Shenandoah. Duty at Halltown, Charleston, Winchester, Stevenson's Depot and Opequan Creek till August. Mustered out August 5, 1865.

Lost by disease 47 during service.

Sources:
19th Texas Cavalry History and Roster by Ken Fields.
The Civil War Archive Union Regimental Histories.
Prewitt-McDonald Genealogy & Allied Families
by Ralph H. Dean & Pearl Dauley
Maine State Archives
United States Parks Service
William Hewett (Hewitt) 1749-1826 and His Descendants by Evelyn Hewett

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