Dewitt Clinton Lewis

Dewitt Clinton Lewis
Born	July 30, 1822(1822-07-30) West Chester, Pennsylvania
Died	June 28, 1899(1899-06-28) (aged 76)
Allegiance	United States of America Union
Service/branch	United States Army Union Army
Rank	Captain
Unit	Company F, 97th Pennsylvania Infantry
Battles/wars	American Civil War
Awards	Medal of Honor

Dewitt Clinton Lewis (July 30, 1822–June 28, 1899) was a captain in the Union Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the American Civil War.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Captain, Company F, 97th Pennsylvania Infantry. Place and date: At Secessionville, S.C., June 16, 1862. Entered service at: ------. Birth: West Chester, Pa. Date of issue: April 23, 1896.

Citation:

While retiring with his men before a heavy fire of can1ster shot at short range, returned in the face of the enemy's fire and rescued an exhausted private of his company who but for this timely action would have lost his life by drowning in the morass through which the troops were retiring.

See also

	Biography portal
	United States Army portal
	American Civil War portal

• List of Medal of Honor recipients
• List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: G–L

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army Center of Military History.

• ""DEWITT CLINTON LEWIS" entry". Medal of Honor recipients: American Civil War. United States Army Center of Military History. June 8, 2009. http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwaral.html. Retrieved 2008-03-13. 

External links

• "Dewitt Clinton Lewis". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7203832. Retrieved 2008-07-02. 

Persondata
Name	Lewis, Dewitt Clinton
Alternative names
Short description	American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
Date of birth	July 30, 1822
Place of birth	West Chester, Pennsylvania
Date of death	June 28, 1899
Place of death