Jewett, Richard Henry Lee, 1834-

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Birth 1834

Biographical notes:

1834, July 10. Born West Greenwich, R.I.

1862, Aug. 30. Enlisted as private, 2nd Mass. Infantry.

1863, March 5. Commissioned 2nd Lieut. 54th Mass. Reg't.

1863, May 22. 1st Lieut.

1863. July 19. Capt.

1863, July 18. Wounded, Ft. Wagner, S.C.

1864, Feb. 20. Wounded, Olustee, Florida,

1865, June 19. Resigned commission.

1863. May 13. Married Eliza Nutting in Chicago.

After War removed to Fairbault, Minn., then to St. Paul.

Served as State Auditor.

From the description of Letters, 1860-1865, to Eliza Nutting Jewett. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 12539916

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Subjects:

  • Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862
  • Fort Wagner, Battle of, 1863
  • Olustee, Battle of, 1864
  • Shenandoah Valley Campaign, 1862

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  • United States (as recorded)
  • South Carolina (as recorded)