Dewey, Joel Allen, 1840-1873

Name Entries

Information

person

Name Entries *

Dewey, Joel Allen, 1840-1873

Computed Name Heading

Name Components

Surname :

Dewey

Forename :

Joel Allen

Date :

1840-1873

eng

Latn

authorizedForm

rda

Genders

Male

Exist Dates

Exist Dates - Date Range

1840-09-20

1840-09-20

Birth

1873-06-17

1873-06-17

Death

Show Fuzzy Range Fields

Biographical History

Dewey was born in Georgia, Vermont, the son of Horace and Harriet (Peck) Dewey. He entered Oberlin College in 1858, but withdrew in October 1861 when he accepted a commission as 2nd Lieutenant in the 58th Ohio Infantry. He was promoted to captain and served in the 43rd Ohio Infantry. Dewey was engaged at New Madrid, Iuka, Corinth, and on garrison duty in Tennessee.

He was commissioned lieutenant colonel of the 111th U.S. Colored Infantry. He led a brigade in operations in Alabama, and was captured by Nathan Forrest's cavalry near Athens, Georgia. After he was exchanged, he served in Alabama and Tennessee for the remainder of the war. He was promoted to brigadier general of U.S. Volunteers on November 20, 1865, at the young age of 25, although his nomination was not sent to the U.S. Senate by President Andrew Johnson until January 13, 1866 and the U.S. Senate did not confirm the appointment until February 23, 1866. He resigned from the volunteer service on January 1, 1866, having declined a captaincy in the Regular Army. He was mustered out on January 31, 1866.

After the war, he studied law at the Albany, New York, Law School, graduating in 1867, and moved to Dandridge, Tennessee, where he practiced law. He was Attorney General of the Second District of Tennessee from 1869 until his death in 1873, in Knoxville, Tennessee. He is buried in Dandridge, Tennessee.

eng

Latn

External Related CPF

https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6213371

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5894345/joel-allen-dewey

Other Entity IDs (Same As)

Sources

Loading ...

Resource Relations

Loading ...

Internal CPF Relations

Loading ...

Languages Used

eng

Latn

Subjects

Civil War, 1861-1865

Corinth, Battle of, Corinth, Miss., 1862

Island No. 10 (Mo. and Tenn.), Battle of, 1862

Iuka, Battle of, Iuka, Miss., 1862

Prisoners of war

Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)

Nationalities

Americans

Activities

Occupations

Lawyers

Union Army soldiers

Legal Statuses

Places

Albany

NY, US

AssociatedPlace

Residence

John Allen Dewey finished college in Albany, New York.

Oberlin

OH, US

AssociatedPlace

Residence

Joel Allen Dewey attended Oberlin College until 1861.

Mississippi

MS, US

AssociatedPlace

Work

John Allen Dewey was involved in the Battle of Iuka.

Tennessee

TN, US

AssociatedPlace

Residence

John Allen Dewey practiced law in Dandridge, Tennessee.

Vermont

VT, US

AssociatedPlace

Birth

Joel Allen Dewey was born in Georgia, Vermont on September 20, 1840.

Corinth

MS, US

AssociatedPlace

Work

John Allen Dewey was involved in the Siege of Corinth.

New Madrid

MO, US

AssociatedPlace

Work

Joel Allen Dewey was involved in the Battle of Island Number Ten.

Knoxville

TN, US

AssociatedPlace

Death

Joel Allen Dewey died in Knoxville, Tennessee on June 17, 1873.

Convention Declarations

General Contexts

Structure or Genealogies

Mandates

Identity Constellation Identifier(s)

w61q2kvc

36893420