1st Lt./Adjutant GEORGE WILLIAMS DEWHURST, Field & Staff, 33rd USCT
George Williams Dewhurst was born on __________ __, 18__ in _________, _________, the son of __________ Dewhurst and _________ (_________) Dewhurst. He is believed to have been born in Massachusetts and to have made his pre-war home in Boston, Massachusetts.
In 1862, with the Civil War raging, George Williams Dewhurst left civilian life to become Adjutant of the first black regiment to be organized in the service of the United States Army during the Civil War, joining the 1st Regiment of South Carolina Volunteer Infantry (Colored) U.S. on October 20, 1862.
1st Lt. George Williams Dewhurst was married to Miss Hattie A. Somerby on February 13, 1863 at Camp Saxton on Port Royal Island, South Carolina by the Rev J. H., Fowler, the Chaplain of the 1st South Carolina U.S. (Colored) Regiment.
Hattie A. Somerby was born c. March 4, 1833 in Ellsworth, Maine, the daughter of William Somerby and Maria Parker (Thomas) Somerby. William Somerby was born in 1802, died in 1885 and his mortal remains were laid in the Woodbine Cemetery in Ellsworth, Hancock County, Maine. See his Find A Grave Memorial #121910201.
George W. Dewhurst served for over three years in the 1st South Carolina, which later was designated the 33rd Regiment of USCT. Finally, on August 31, 1865, 1st Lt. George W. Dewhurst resigned his commission after the war had come to a close and went home.
Shortly after leaving the service, George W. Dewhurst went into business in Florida. It is not known what he was involved with but it is now know that less that a year after leaving the service, George W. Dewhurst, died apparently in Florida. The Saturday, September 1, 1866 edition of THE NEW SOUTH newspaper, in Beaufort, South Carolina carried the following notice;
"With regret we call the attention of our readers to the notice of the death of Mr.G. W. Dewhurst in another column. He was during the greater part of the war Adjutant of the 1st South Carolina Colored Regiment, and was known as a brave and efficient officer. During the past year he was engaged in business in Florida."
Nothing more could be found in that edition of the paper. The exact date of his death is not known nor the disposition of his mortal remains. His widow, Hattie A. (Somerby) Dewhurst is believed to have made her post war home in Boston, where George is believed to have been from.
Hattie A. (Somerby) Dewhurst died on December 4, 1882 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts at the age of 49 years and 9 months. It is not known where her mortal remains were laid.
by Baxter B. Fite III
George Williams Dewhurst was born on __________ __, 18__ in _________, _________, the son of __________ Dewhurst and _________ (_________) Dewhurst. He is believed to have been born in Massachusetts and to have made his pre-war home in Boston, Massachusetts.
In 1862, with the Civil War raging, George Williams Dewhurst left civilian life to become Adjutant of the first black regiment to be organized in the service of the United States Army during the Civil War, joining the 1st Regiment of South Carolina Volunteer Infantry (Colored) U.S. on October 20, 1862.
1st Lt. George Williams Dewhurst was married to Miss Hattie A. Somerby on February 13, 1863 at Camp Saxton on Port Royal Island, South Carolina by the Rev J. H., Fowler, the Chaplain of the 1st South Carolina U.S. (Colored) Regiment.
Hattie A. Somerby was born c. March 4, 1833 in Ellsworth, Maine, the daughter of William Somerby and Maria Parker (Thomas) Somerby. William Somerby was born in 1802, died in 1885 and his mortal remains were laid in the Woodbine Cemetery in Ellsworth, Hancock County, Maine. See his Find A Grave Memorial #121910201.
George W. Dewhurst served for over three years in the 1st South Carolina, which later was designated the 33rd Regiment of USCT. Finally, on August 31, 1865, 1st Lt. George W. Dewhurst resigned his commission after the war had come to a close and went home.
Shortly after leaving the service, George W. Dewhurst went into business in Florida. It is not known what he was involved with but it is now know that less that a year after leaving the service, George W. Dewhurst, died apparently in Florida. The Saturday, September 1, 1866 edition of THE NEW SOUTH newspaper, in Beaufort, South Carolina carried the following notice;
"With regret we call the attention of our readers to the notice of the death of Mr.G. W. Dewhurst in another column. He was during the greater part of the war Adjutant of the 1st South Carolina Colored Regiment, and was known as a brave and efficient officer. During the past year he was engaged in business in Florida."
Nothing more could be found in that edition of the paper. The exact date of his death is not known nor the disposition of his mortal remains. His widow, Hattie A. (Somerby) Dewhurst is believed to have made her post war home in Boston, where George is believed to have been from.
Hattie A. (Somerby) Dewhurst died on December 4, 1882 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts at the age of 49 years and 9 months. It is not known where her mortal remains were laid.
by Baxter B. Fite III
1st Lt./Adjutant GEORGE WILLIAMS DEWHURST, Field & Staff, 33rd USCT
George Williams Dewhurst was born on __________ __, 18__ in _________, _________, the son of __________ Dewhurst and _________ (_________) Dewhurst. He is believed to have been born in Massachusetts and to have made his pre-war home in Boston, Massachusetts.
In 1862, with the Civil War raging, George Williams Dewhurst left civilian life to become Adjutant of the first black regiment to be organized in the service of the United States Army during the Civil War, joining the 1st Regiment of South Carolina Volunteer Infantry (Colored) U.S. on October 20, 1862.
1st Lt. George Williams Dewhurst was married to Miss Hattie A. Somerby on February 13, 1863 at Camp Saxton on Port Royal Island, South Carolina by the Rev J. H., Fowler, the Chaplain of the 1st South Carolina U.S. (Colored) Regiment.
Hattie A. Somerby was born c. March 4, 1833 in Ellsworth, Maine, the daughter of William Somerby and Maria Parker (Thomas) Somerby. William Somerby was born in 1802, died in 1885 and his mortal remains were laid in the Woodbine Cemetery in Ellsworth, Hancock County, Maine. See his Find A Grave Memorial #121910201.
George W. Dewhurst served for over three years in the 1st South Carolina, which later was designated the 33rd Regiment of USCT. Finally, on August 31, 1865, 1st Lt. George W. Dewhurst resigned his commission after the war had come to a close and went home.
Shortly after leaving the service, George W. Dewhurst went into business in Florida. It is not known what he was involved with but it is now know that less that a year after leaving the service, George W. Dewhurst, died apparently in Florida. The Saturday, September 1, 1866 edition of THE NEW SOUTH newspaper, in Beaufort, South Carolina carried the following notice;
"With regret we call the attention of our readers to the notice of the death of Mr.G. W. Dewhurst in another column. He was during the greater part of the war Adjutant of the 1st South Carolina Colored Regiment, and was known as a brave and efficient officer. During the past year he was engaged in business in Florida."
Nothing more could be found in that edition of the paper. The exact date of his death is not known nor the disposition of his mortal remains. His widow, Hattie A. (Somerby) Dewhurst is believed to have made her post war home in Boston, where George is believed to have been from.
Hattie A. (Somerby) Dewhurst died on December 4, 1882 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts at the age of 49 years and 9 months. It is not known where her mortal remains were laid.
by Baxter B. Fite III
George Williams Dewhurst was born on __________ __, 18__ in _________, _________, the son of __________ Dewhurst and _________ (_________) Dewhurst. He is believed to have been born in Massachusetts and to have made his pre-war home in Boston, Massachusetts.
In 1862, with the Civil War raging, George Williams Dewhurst left civilian life to become Adjutant of the first black regiment to be organized in the service of the United States Army during the Civil War, joining the 1st Regiment of South Carolina Volunteer Infantry (Colored) U.S. on October 20, 1862.
1st Lt. George Williams Dewhurst was married to Miss Hattie A. Somerby on February 13, 1863 at Camp Saxton on Port Royal Island, South Carolina by the Rev J. H., Fowler, the Chaplain of the 1st South Carolina U.S. (Colored) Regiment.
Hattie A. Somerby was born c. March 4, 1833 in Ellsworth, Maine, the daughter of William Somerby and Maria Parker (Thomas) Somerby. William Somerby was born in 1802, died in 1885 and his mortal remains were laid in the Woodbine Cemetery in Ellsworth, Hancock County, Maine. See his Find A Grave Memorial #121910201.
George W. Dewhurst served for over three years in the 1st South Carolina, which later was designated the 33rd Regiment of USCT. Finally, on August 31, 1865, 1st Lt. George W. Dewhurst resigned his commission after the war had come to a close and went home.
Shortly after leaving the service, George W. Dewhurst went into business in Florida. It is not known what he was involved with but it is now know that less that a year after leaving the service, George W. Dewhurst, died apparently in Florida. The Saturday, September 1, 1866 edition of THE NEW SOUTH newspaper, in Beaufort, South Carolina carried the following notice;
"With regret we call the attention of our readers to the notice of the death of Mr.G. W. Dewhurst in another column. He was during the greater part of the war Adjutant of the 1st South Carolina Colored Regiment, and was known as a brave and efficient officer. During the past year he was engaged in business in Florida."
Nothing more could be found in that edition of the paper. The exact date of his death is not known nor the disposition of his mortal remains. His widow, Hattie A. (Somerby) Dewhurst is believed to have made her post war home in Boston, where George is believed to have been from.
Hattie A. (Somerby) Dewhurst died on December 4, 1882 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts at the age of 49 years and 9 months. It is not known where her mortal remains were laid.
by Baxter B. Fite III
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