Ewen, John

Life span:

12/16/1808 to 05/19/1877

Dickinson Connection:

Defender of Carlisle, July 1, 1863 - commander of Fourth Brigade, New York Militia

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Life Summary

Full name:

John Ewen

Place of Birth:

New York

Birth Date Certainty:

Disputed

Death Date Certainty:

Exact

Gender:

Male

Race:

White

Sectional choice:

North

Origins:

Free State

No. of Siblings:

No. of Spouses:

No. of Children:

Occupation:

Politician

Military

Attorney or Judge

Businessman

Other

Other Occupation:

Civil Engineer

Relation to Slavery:

White non-slaveholder

Political Parties:

Democratic

Government:

Local government

Military:

Union Army

Events

Date span begin	Life span End	Event
07/01/1863	07/01/1863	Major General W.F. Smith's Union troops arrive in Carlisle, Pennsylvania to an enthusiastic welcome
07/01/1863	07/01/1863	Shells from General J.E.B. Stuart's horse artillery rain down on Carlisle in an evening bombardment

Major Topics

Gettysburg Campaign

Documents

Subject Docs

Date	Title
07/01/1863	Charles P. Noyes, 22nd New York, diary entry on opening of bombardment at Carlisle, July 1, 1863
07/01/1863 to 07/04/1863	Recollection in 1864 of the Shelling of Carlisle, July 1, 1863 by George Wood Wingate

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