RJ

Rice Othniel Jewett

Private Army Civil War

Army
Army
Private
Private
Branch of Service
Army
Rank
Private
Unit
60th Indiana Infantry, Co. F
Conflict / Era
Civil War
Years of Service
01/11/1863
Date of Birth
01/23/1844
Date of Death
01/11/1863
Hometown
Leesburg, OH
Burial Location
UNKNOWN
Monument Paver
No
Township (entering service)
Leesburg
Township (current / at death)
UNKNOWN
School
UNKNOWN
Status
Killed in Action
When
01/11/1863
Where
Arkansas Post, AR
Record Authenticated
Yes

Biography

School: UNKNOWN. Born in Clinton, OH; Beers, Leesburg Twp., (438) mentions that "two sons were lost in the war of the rebellion" in the family of Othneil Jewett, but no names are given; possibly twins?

Source: Beers, (533); Civil War Soldiers System; Ohio/Indiana Vital Records; American Civil War Research Database