He served in the Civil War, as Corporal, in the First Maine Cavalry, from Sept. 14, 1861, to Jan. 12, 1863 ; re-enlisted July 18, 1863, as Corporal in the 19th Maine Infantry and served until Sept. 14, 1865. Again enlisted April 24, 1866, in the 22d U. S. Infantry, as Corporal, and served three years to April 24, 1869, under David O. Stanley, Commanding Officer, on the plains of North Dakota.
Mr. Jewett was a paper-maker by trade.
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