Civil War veteran
2nd Lieutenant, 1st Rhode Island Cavalry
The son of Joseph Langdon Dewey and Betsey Greenough Pierce.
Enlisting in October 1861, Joseph was mustered as a Private in Company I of the 1st Rhode Island Cavalry on Dec. 17th. He was subsequently promoted to Sergeant Major and 2nd Lieutenant. During 1862 his regiment served primarily as scouts in northern Virginia. In 1863 they were combatants during the Chancellorsville campaign and at Brandy Station, the largest cavalry battle recorded during the Civil War. At Middleburg on June 17, 1863 they lost over three-quarters of their men in killed, wounded, and captured during a skirmish at Middleburg, VA. In 1864 they were part of Gen. Philip Sheridan’s command in the Shennandoah Valley. The regiment was mustered out at Baltimore on August 3, 1865.
Following his military service Joseph became a practicing physician and resided at 25 Tremont St., Boston. He later moved to Dale Street in East Dedham and became a member of the Charles W. Carroll G.A.R. Post No. 144.
Joseph had just turned 63 when he died of brain disease. His funeral, conducted by Rev. Mr. Lansing of Boston, was attended by five surviving officers from the 1st Rhode Island Cavalry and twenty members of the Carroll G.A.R. Post. Six years after his death a government issued headstone was installed to mark his grave at Brookside Cemetery. Brookside Cemetery records list him as "George W. Dewey." Even though six plots were purchased, his is the only occupied grave in the lot.
2nd Lieutenant, 1st Rhode Island Cavalry
The son of Joseph Langdon Dewey and Betsey Greenough Pierce.
Enlisting in October 1861, Joseph was mustered as a Private in Company I of the 1st Rhode Island Cavalry on Dec. 17th. He was subsequently promoted to Sergeant Major and 2nd Lieutenant. During 1862 his regiment served primarily as scouts in northern Virginia. In 1863 they were combatants during the Chancellorsville campaign and at Brandy Station, the largest cavalry battle recorded during the Civil War. At Middleburg on June 17, 1863 they lost over three-quarters of their men in killed, wounded, and captured during a skirmish at Middleburg, VA. In 1864 they were part of Gen. Philip Sheridan’s command in the Shennandoah Valley. The regiment was mustered out at Baltimore on August 3, 1865.
Following his military service Joseph became a practicing physician and resided at 25 Tremont St., Boston. He later moved to Dale Street in East Dedham and became a member of the Charles W. Carroll G.A.R. Post No. 144.
Joseph had just turned 63 when he died of brain disease. His funeral, conducted by Rev. Mr. Lansing of Boston, was attended by five surviving officers from the 1st Rhode Island Cavalry and twenty members of the Carroll G.A.R. Post. Six years after his death a government issued headstone was installed to mark his grave at Brookside Cemetery. Brookside Cemetery records list him as "George W. Dewey." Even though six plots were purchased, his is the only occupied grave in the lot.
Civil War veteran
2nd Lieutenant, 1st Rhode Island Cavalry
The son of Joseph Langdon Dewey and Betsey Greenough Pierce.
Enlisting in October 1861, Joseph was mustered as a Private in Company I of the 1st Rhode Island Cavalry on Dec. 17th. He was subsequently promoted to Sergeant Major and 2nd Lieutenant. During 1862 his regiment served primarily as scouts in northern Virginia. In 1863 they were combatants during the Chancellorsville campaign and at Brandy Station, the largest cavalry battle recorded during the Civil War. At Middleburg on June 17, 1863 they lost over three-quarters of their men in killed, wounded, and captured during a skirmish at Middleburg, VA. In 1864 they were part of Gen. Philip Sheridan’s command in the Shennandoah Valley. The regiment was mustered out at Baltimore on August 3, 1865.
Following his military service Joseph became a practicing physician and resided at 25 Tremont St., Boston. He later moved to Dale Street in East Dedham and became a member of the Charles W. Carroll G.A.R. Post No. 144.
Joseph had just turned 63 when he died of brain disease. His funeral, conducted by Rev. Mr. Lansing of Boston, was attended by five surviving officers from the 1st Rhode Island Cavalry and twenty members of the Carroll G.A.R. Post. Six years after his death a government issued headstone was installed to mark his grave at Brookside Cemetery. Brookside Cemetery records list him as "George W. Dewey." Even though six plots were purchased, his is the only occupied grave in the lot.
2nd Lieutenant, 1st Rhode Island Cavalry
The son of Joseph Langdon Dewey and Betsey Greenough Pierce.
Enlisting in October 1861, Joseph was mustered as a Private in Company I of the 1st Rhode Island Cavalry on Dec. 17th. He was subsequently promoted to Sergeant Major and 2nd Lieutenant. During 1862 his regiment served primarily as scouts in northern Virginia. In 1863 they were combatants during the Chancellorsville campaign and at Brandy Station, the largest cavalry battle recorded during the Civil War. At Middleburg on June 17, 1863 they lost over three-quarters of their men in killed, wounded, and captured during a skirmish at Middleburg, VA. In 1864 they were part of Gen. Philip Sheridan’s command in the Shennandoah Valley. The regiment was mustered out at Baltimore on August 3, 1865.
Following his military service Joseph became a practicing physician and resided at 25 Tremont St., Boston. He later moved to Dale Street in East Dedham and became a member of the Charles W. Carroll G.A.R. Post No. 144.
Joseph had just turned 63 when he died of brain disease. His funeral, conducted by Rev. Mr. Lansing of Boston, was attended by five surviving officers from the 1st Rhode Island Cavalry and twenty members of the Carroll G.A.R. Post. Six years after his death a government issued headstone was installed to mark his grave at Brookside Cemetery. Brookside Cemetery records list him as "George W. Dewey." Even though six plots were purchased, his is the only occupied grave in the lot.
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