Dwight Dewitt DEVOE

1840 - 1862  (22 years)

• Name	Dwight Dewitt DEVOE
  Birth	1840	Summerhill, Cayuga, New York   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1862	Ft. PIckins, Santa Rosa Island, Florida.   [2]
  Person ID	I4886	HHDHA
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2011

  
  

  Father	Elijah DEVOE,   b. 1809, Owasco, Cayuga, New York d. 1854, Summershill, Cayuga, New York (Age 45 years)
  Mother	Semantha COVERT,   b. 18 Oct 1813, Ovid, Cayuga, New York d. 12 Aug 1860, Summerhill, Cayuga, New York (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	1833	Summershill, Cayuga, New York   [3]
  Family ID	F2064	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S31] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005), Cayuga Co., NY, Locke, Im. 19 of 36. [S17] Ancestry.com, Internet Archive, Research and Resource Site. Regimental HistoryNEW YORKSEVENTY-FIFTH INFANTRY(Three Years)Seventy-fifth Infantry.-Cols., John A. Dodge, Robert B. Merritt, Robert P. York; Lieut.-Cols., Robert P. York, William M. Hosmer, Robert B. Merritt, Willoughby Babcock; Majs. Willoughby Babcock, Lewis E. Carpenter, Benjamin F. Thurber, William M. Hosmer, Charles H. Cox.The 75th, known as the Auburn regiment, was composed mainly of members from Cayuga and Seneca counties, and was mustered into the service of the United States at Auburn, for a three years' term, Nov. 26, 1861. It embarked for the south on Dec. 6, was stationed at Santa Rosa island and Fort Pickens, Fla., during its first winter in the service, and formed part of the garrison of Pensacola during the summer of 1862.While here Co. K joined the regiment, which was ordered to New Orleans in September. It was assigned to Weitzel's reserve brigade, which had a brisk fight at Georgia landing. Upon the organization of the 19th corps in Jan., 1863, the regiment became a part of the 2nd brigade, 1st division and moved to Bayou Teche, La. [S26] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R), (FamilySearch™ International Genealogical Index v5.0).