John A. Dewitt

First Name: John
Middle Name(s): A.
Last Name: Dewitt
Unit: 
Co. C, 42nd Virginia Infantry
Rank: 
Private
Residence (County): 
Bedford County, VA
Biography: 

John A. Dewitt (b. ca. 1828) was a farmer from Bedford County, Virginia. He enlisted as a private in Co. C, 42nd Virginia Infantry on March 13, 1862 and was wounded in September 1864. He survived the war and at the time of the 1870 Census, he and his wife, Mary (b. ca. 1813) resided on their Bedford County farm.

Authored Letters

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ID Lettersort descending Date Author Recipient From To
14905 Dewitt1 May 18, 1862 John A. Dewitt Mary Dewitt Harrisonburg, Augusta County, VA Bedford County, VA

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