DeWitt , John T. ...... Residence at Gann (Brinkhaven), Knox County, OH. John had enlisted first in the 4th OVI, Co. B. for 3 months, then in the 51st Regiment, Co. I on Sept. 18, 1861 for 3 years at Spring Mt. OH. Detailed as Blacksmith at Camp Wickliff, KY. on Jan 23, 1862. Assigned as Quarter Master Blacksmith. On Feb. 7, detailed for Regt. Blacksmith. Made corporal on Nov. 5, 1862. From Dec. 26 to Feb 10 at hospital in Nashville, TN. Again in hospital (# 7) in Nashville from May 12 to June 30, 1863 . From Aug. 1 through Nov., detached to gun boat service.
Discharged for disability at Clarksville on Dec. 12, 1863. [ information gleaned from his service and pension records. ]

After 4 months of recuperation, he enlisted on May 2, 1864 in the 142nd OVI , Co. F. ( one of the 100 day regiments.) at Mt Vernon, Ohio. He was present for the full 100 days being discharged with the regiment on Sept. 9, 1864

Upon discharge from the 142nd he enlisted in the 66th OVI [ serving as a substitute for John Vernon ] serving until the end of the war. In the 66th, he was at Atlanta and with Sherman on the march to the sea. He was in Raleigh, N. Carolina when Johnson surrendered.

John DeWitt served a total of 48 months in 4 different regiments. He spent a total of 4 months in hospitals. [ John T DeWitt was the g.g.grandfather of Grace-Marie Moore Hackwell. He was born on July 11, 1841 in Holmes Co., OH. He married Mary Ann Hoagland on Dec. 12, 1865 and they were the parents of Charles, Alonzo, Estella and her twin George and Marcus. John died on May 11, 1914 in Brinkhaven, Knox, OH. He is buried in the Brinkhaven Cemetery and his headstone reads ..." John T. DeWitt, 4th OVI. " There is a bronze GAR star at his grave site. ]
Submitted by....Shortyhack@aol.com (Grace-Marie Moore Hackwell)