Life span: 12/16/1808 to 05/19/1877Dickinson Connection: Defender of Carlisle, July 1, 1863 - commander of Fourth Brigade, New York MilitiaTabsLife SummaryFull name: John EwenPlace of Birth: New YorkBirth Date Certainty: DisputedDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateNo. of Siblings: 1No. of Spouses: 1No. of Children: 3Occupation: PoliticianMilitaryAttorney or JudgeBusinessmanOtherOther Occupation: Civil EngineerRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderPolitical Parties: DemocraticGovernment: Local governmentMilitary: 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 TopicsGettysburg 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 Images John Ewen John Ewen, detail Bibliography