1850 Census shows he was born in Mississippi.
Marriage 23 Sept 1863 • Chotaw Co., Mississippi
Sarah "Sallie" Allen Coleman (1842–1921)
U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865
NAME: Andrew J Prewitt
AGE: 21
BIRTH DATE: 1840
ENLISTMENT DATE: 29 May 1861
ENLISTMENT PLACE: Corinth
RANK: Private
MILITARY UNIT: Fifteenth Infantry, P-Se
OVERVIEW:15th Infantry Regiment, organized at Choctaw, Mississippi, in May, 1861, contained men from Holmes, Choctaw, Quitman, Montgomery, Yalobusha, and Grenada counties. The regiment was active at Fishing Creek, Shiloh, Baton Rouge, and Corinth, then was placed in Rust's, Tilghman's, and J.Adams' Brigade. After serving in the Vicksburg area, it joined the Army of Tennessee and participated in the Atlanta Campaign, Hood's winter operations, and the Battle of Bentonville. This unit had 34 officers and 820 men on January 7, 1862, and lost 44 killed, 153 wounded, and 29 missing at Fishing Creek. Many were disabled at Peach Tree Creek and Franklin, and only a remnant surrendered in April 1865. The field officers were Colonels Michael Farrell and Winfield S. Statham; Lieutenant Colonels James R. Binford, J.W. Hemphill, and Edward C. Walthall; and Majors William F. Brantly, James B. Dennis, Russell G. Prewitt, and Lamkin S. Terry.
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1850 Census shows he was born in Mississippi.
Marriage 23 Sept 1863 • Chotaw Co., Mississippi
Sarah "Sallie" Allen Coleman (1842–1921)
U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865
NAME: Andrew J Prewitt
AGE: 21
BIRTH DATE: 1840
ENLISTMENT DATE: 29 May 1861
ENLISTMENT PLACE: Corinth
RANK: Private
MILITARY UNIT: Fifteenth Infantry, P-Se
OVERVIEW:15th Infantry Regiment, organized at Choctaw, Mississippi, in May, 1861, contained men from Holmes, Choctaw, Quitman, Montgomery, Yalobusha, and Grenada counties. The regiment was active at Fishing Creek, Shiloh, Baton Rouge, and Corinth, then was placed in Rust's, Tilghman's, and J.Adams' Brigade. After serving in the Vicksburg area, it joined the Army of Tennessee and participated in the Atlanta Campaign, Hood's winter operations, and the Battle of Bentonville. This unit had 34 officers and 820 men on January 7, 1862, and lost 44 killed, 153 wounded, and 29 missing at Fishing Creek. Many were disabled at Peach Tree Creek and Franklin, and only a remnant surrendered in April 1865. The field officers were Colonels Michael Farrell and Winfield S. Statham; Lieutenant Colonels James R. Binford, J.W. Hemphill, and Edward C. Walthall; and Majors William F. Brantly, James B. Dennis, Russell G. Prewitt, and Lamkin S. Terry.
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