Starkey Hewitt (1830 - 1863)

Born 1830 in Jackson, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Died 3 May 1863 at about age 33 in Chancellorsville, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Southern Cross of Honor

Starkey was born in 1830. He passed away in 1863. [1]

Military Service

2nd Lieutenant Starkey Hewitt served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Jul 20, 1861
Mustered out: May 3, 1863
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Co. G, 16th Regiment, Georgia Infantry

2nd Lieut. Starkey Hewitt was a Prisoner of War during the United States Civil War.

2nd Lieut. Starkey Hewitt was Killed in Action at Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia, on Sep 17, 1863 during the United States Civil War.

NAME: Starkey Hewitt

RESIDENCE: 20 Jul 1861

Jackson County, Georgia

REGIMENT: Georgia 16th Infantry (Confederate)

STATE: Georgia

SERVED FOR: Confederate States

ENLISTMENT: 20 Jul 1861

Georgia

Second Lieutenant

IMPRISONMENT

BATTLE: Antietam

DATE: 17 Sep 1862

PLACE: Sharpsburg, Maryland::

DISCHARGE: 3 May 1863

BATTLE: Chancellorsville

Chancellorsville, Virginia

Killed.

Second Lieutenant [3]

Sources

• [1] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135342686/starkey-hewitt: accessed 15 January 2023), memorial page for Lieut Starkey Hewitt (1830–3 May 1863), Find a Grave Memorial ID 135342686, citing Oakwood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Dig Up (contributor 47525629).

• [2] National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, Soldier Detail for Hewitt, Starkey, https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=958636A8-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A

• [3] Fold3, Starkey Hewitt (https://www.fold3.com/memorial/655078741/starkey-hewitt-civil-war-stories : accessed January 15, 2023), database and images, https://www.fold3.com/memorial/655078741/starkey-hewitt-civil-war-stories