Ewen, John

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Defender of Carlisle, July 1, 1863 - commander of Fourth Brigade, New York Militia
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
1
No. of Spouses
1
No. of Children
3
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
Date Event
Shells from General J.E.B. Stuart's horse artillery rain down on Carlisle in an evening bombardment
Major General W.F. Smith's Union troops arrive in Carlisle, Pennsylvania to an enthusiastic welcome
Gettysburg Campaign
Date Title
Charles P. Noyes, 22nd New York, diary entry on opening of bombardment at Carlisle, July 1, 1863
- Recollection in 1864 of the Shelling of Carlisle, July 1, 1863 by George Wood Wingate
How to Cite This Page: "Ewen, John," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/index.php/node/40286.