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Submitted: 5/12/09 • Approved: 5/14/09 • Last Updated: 8/14/15 • R9706-G0-S3
Birth: Dec., 1837
Ohio, USA
Death: Oct. 24, 1913
Lemmon
Perkins County
South Dakota, USA
Name: Clinton Dewitt
Residence: Oxford, Iowa
Age at enlistment: 24
Enlistment Date: 6 Jan 1861
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Iowa
Was POW?: Yes
Was Wounded?: Yes
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company H, Iowa 3rd Infantry Regiment on 08 Jun 1861.
Promoted to Full Corporal on 03 Jul 1862.
Promoted to Full Sergeant on 10 Nov 1863.
Promoted to Full 1st Sergeant on 25 May 1864.
Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant on 08 Jul 1864.
Mustered out on 15 Aug 1864.
Transferred to Company I, Iowa 2nd Infantry Regiment on 15 Aug 1864.
Promoted to Full Captain on 06 Apr 1865.
Mustered out on 12 Jul 1865 at Louisville, KY.
Birth Date: abt 1837
Sources: Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of Rebellion
Contributed on 5/12/09 by dellsfig68
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