Union Veteran of the Civil War
Private, Warren's Independent Militia Cavalry
Corporal, Co. A, 103rd Pennsylvania Infantry
1. Enlisted at the stated age of 21 at Gettysburg PA, 15 Aug 1864; mustered in with Warren's Independent Militia Cavalry at Harrisburg, 16 Aug 1864; honorably discharged with the unit, 30 Nov 1864.
2. Enlisted at the stated age of 22 in Middletown (now Biglerville), Adams County PA, 27 Feb 1865; mustered in as Private with 103rd Pennsylvania Infantry at Harrisburg PA, 6 Mar 1865; promoted to Corporal, 17 Mar 1865; honorably discharged with company 25 Jun 1865. (Statement on his tombstone that he was unassigned is puzzling and unsupported by military records.)
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William was the son of George & Ellen (Wright) Hewitt. At maturity, he stood 5' 6" tall and had light hair and hazel eyes.
In 1860, he was a laborer living with his family in Menallen Township, Adams County PA.
William married Susan Elizabeth Myers October 8, 1870, in Bendersville, Adams County, and fathered Ellen Teresa (b. 10/09/71), Emma Leona (b. 06/18/73), and Charles George (b. 12/16/74). Susan died December 26, 1874, in Adams County, and he married Susan Beamer.
He concocted and sold herbal medicines and was consequently known as "Dr. Hewitt," a title he apparently did not earn in any medical school. He was found dead and frozen on the floor of his home in Warrensville, Lycoming County, shortly after his return from his second home in Philadelphia, where he routinely wintered.
Union Veteran of the Civil War
Private, Warren's Independent Militia Cavalry
Corporal, Co. A, 103rd Pennsylvania Infantry
1. Enlisted at the stated age of 21 at Gettysburg PA, 15 Aug 1864; mustered in with Warren's Independent Militia Cavalry at Harrisburg, 16 Aug 1864; honorably discharged with the unit, 30 Nov 1864.
2. Enlisted at the stated age of 22 in Middletown (now Biglerville), Adams County PA, 27 Feb 1865; mustered in as Private with 103rd Pennsylvania Infantry at Harrisburg PA, 6 Mar 1865; promoted to Corporal, 17 Mar 1865; honorably discharged with company 25 Jun 1865. (Statement on his tombstone that he was unassigned is puzzling and unsupported by military records.)
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William was the son of George & Ellen (Wright) Hewitt. At maturity, he stood 5' 6" tall and had light hair and hazel eyes.
In 1860, he was a laborer living with his family in Menallen Township, Adams County PA.
William married Susan Elizabeth Myers October 8, 1870, in Bendersville, Adams County, and fathered Ellen Teresa (b. 10/09/71), Emma Leona (b. 06/18/73), and Charles George (b. 12/16/74). Susan died December 26, 1874, in Adams County, and he married Susan Beamer.
He concocted and sold herbal medicines and was consequently known as "Dr. Hewitt," a title he apparently did not earn in any medical school. He was found dead and frozen on the floor of his home in Warrensville, Lycoming County, shortly after his return from his second home in Philadelphia, where he routinely wintered.
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