Samuel's father is thought to be Archibald Hewitt b. abt 1797 in NJ. His mother may have been Catherine Hughes of Cape May, NJ. They are listed together on the 1850 Gloucester Co. Residents. He enlisted during the Civil War in Salem in the month of June 1863 under Capt. C. Johnson. Samuel Hewitt was married to Sarah. They had a daughter Mary R. Hewitt who married Socrates Townsend Young. Sarah, Mary and Townsend are buried at Cedar Green Cemetery in Clayton, NJ. Samuel was a farmer. Samuel served in the Civil War PVT. Co. H 4th Regt. PA Cav. Samuel is buried in the oldest part of the cemetery which is across the street.
Name Samuel Hewitt
Enlistment Age 30
Birth Date 1832
Enlistment Date 10 Oct 1862
Enlistment Rank Private
Muster Date 10 Oct 1862
Muster Place Pennsylvania
Muster Company K
Muster Regiment 15th Cavalry
Muster Regiment Type Cavalry
Muster Information Enlisted
Rank Change Date 16 Mar 1865
Rank Change Rank Corpl
Rank Change Information As of Co. H
Transfer From Unit K
Transfer To Unit H
Muster Out Date 21 Jun 1865
Muster Out Place Nashville, Tennessee
Muster Out Information Mustered Out
Side of War Union
Survived War? Yes
Last Known Residence Place Gloucester County, New Jersey
Death Date 1893
Burial Place Glassboro, New Jersey
Cemetery Old St Thomas PE Cemetery
Cemetery Plot Number C-2-H-5
Title History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865; Civil War Grave Registrations: Gloucester County, NJ
Name Samuel Hewitt
Enlistment Age 30
Birth Date 1832
Enlistment Date 10 Oct 1862
Enlistment Rank Private
Muster Date 10 Oct 1862
Muster Place Pennsylvania
Muster Company K
Muster Regiment 15th Cavalry
Muster Regiment Type Cavalry
Muster Information Enlisted
Rank Change Date 16 Mar 1865
Rank Change Rank Corpl
Rank Change Information As of Co. H
Transfer From Unit K
Transfer To Unit H
Muster Out Date 21 Jun 1865
Muster Out Place Nashville, Tennessee
Muster Out Information Mustered Out
Side of War Union
Survived War? Yes
Last Known Residence Place Gloucester County, New Jersey
Death Date 1893
Burial Place Glassboro, New Jersey
Cemetery Old St Thomas PE Cemetery
Cemetery Plot Number C-2-H-5
Title History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865; Civil War Grave Registrations: Gloucester County, NJ
Samuel's father is thought to be Archibald Hewitt b. abt 1797 in NJ. His mother may have been Catherine Hughes of Cape May, NJ. They are listed together on the 1850 Gloucester Co. Residents. He enlisted during the Civil War in Salem in the month of June 1863 under Capt. C. Johnson. Samuel Hewitt was married to Sarah. They had a daughter Mary R. Hewitt who married Socrates Townsend Young. Sarah, Mary and Townsend are buried at Cedar Green Cemetery in Clayton, NJ. Samuel was a farmer. Samuel served in the Civil War PVT. Co. H 4th Regt. PA Cav. Samuel is buried in the oldest part of the cemetery which is across the street.
Name Samuel Hewitt
Enlistment Age 30
Birth Date 1832
Enlistment Date 10 Oct 1862
Enlistment Rank Private
Muster Date 10 Oct 1862
Muster Place Pennsylvania
Muster Company K
Muster Regiment 15th Cavalry
Muster Regiment Type Cavalry
Muster Information Enlisted
Rank Change Date 16 Mar 1865
Rank Change Rank Corpl
Rank Change Information As of Co. H
Transfer From Unit K
Transfer To Unit H
Muster Out Date 21 Jun 1865
Muster Out Place Nashville, Tennessee
Muster Out Information Mustered Out
Side of War Union
Survived War? Yes
Last Known Residence Place Gloucester County, New Jersey
Death Date 1893
Burial Place Glassboro, New Jersey
Cemetery Old St Thomas PE Cemetery
Cemetery Plot Number C-2-H-5
Title History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865; Civil War Grave Registrations: Gloucester County, NJ
Name Samuel Hewitt
Enlistment Age 30
Birth Date 1832
Enlistment Date 10 Oct 1862
Enlistment Rank Private
Muster Date 10 Oct 1862
Muster Place Pennsylvania
Muster Company K
Muster Regiment 15th Cavalry
Muster Regiment Type Cavalry
Muster Information Enlisted
Rank Change Date 16 Mar 1865
Rank Change Rank Corpl
Rank Change Information As of Co. H
Transfer From Unit K
Transfer To Unit H
Muster Out Date 21 Jun 1865
Muster Out Place Nashville, Tennessee
Muster Out Information Mustered Out
Side of War Union
Survived War? Yes
Last Known Residence Place Gloucester County, New Jersey
Death Date 1893
Burial Place Glassboro, New Jersey
Cemetery Old St Thomas PE Cemetery
Cemetery Plot Number C-2-H-5
Title History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865; Civil War Grave Registrations: Gloucester County, NJ
Gravesite Details
Oldest part of the cemetery is about a block east on Main St from the church about where the road turns north toward Pitman. It is small and has
Family Members
Children
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