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Samuel Edward Lewis

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Samuel Edward Lewis

Birth
Coventry, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA
Death
22 Mar 1907 (aged 66–67)
Washington, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA
Burial
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Plot
Section 13, Lot 731
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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Corporal in the US Army in Company G, 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action at Petersburg, Virginia on April 2, 1865. His citation reads "Was one of a detachment of 20 picked artillerymen who voluntarily accompanied an infantry assaulting party and who turned upon the enemy the guns captured in the assault."
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Corporal in the US Army in Company G, 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action at Petersburg, Virginia on April 2, 1865. His citation reads "Was one of a detachment of 20 picked artillerymen who voluntarily accompanied an infantry assaulting party and who turned upon the enemy the guns captured in the assault."

Bio by: Don Morfe

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  • Originally Created by: Don Morfe
  • Added: Feb 7, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7158040/samuel_edward-lewis: accessed ), memorial page for Samuel Edward Lewis (1840–22 Mar 1907), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7158040, citing North Burial Ground, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.