DEWEY, Joel Allen

Affiliation:  Union

Born:  September 20 1840, Georgia VT

Died: June 17 1873, Knoxville TN

Pre-War Profession: Student.

War Service: October 1861 2nd Lt. in 58th Ohio, Capt. in 43rd Ohio, New Madrid, Iuka, Corinth, garrison duty in Tennessee, Lt. Col. of 111th Colored Infantry, railroad guard duty, February 1864 Col., November 1865 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers.

Post War:  Lawyer, district attorney general