Samuel E. Lewis

Infobox Military Person
name= Samuel E. Lewis
born=
died= death date|1907|3|22
placeofbirth= Coventry, Rhode Island
placeofdeath=
placeofburial=


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allegiance= United States of America Union
branch= United States Army Union Army
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rank= Corporal
commands=
unit= Company G, 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery
battles= American Civil War
awards= Medal of Honor
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Samuel E. Lewis (died March 22, 1907) was a Corporal 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: Corporal, Company G, 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery. Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 2 April 1865. Entered service at: Coventry, R.I. Birth: Coventry, R.I. Date of issue: 16 June 1866.

Citation:

: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.

ee also

*List of Medal of Honor recipients
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References

*cite web
accessdate=2008-03-13
url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwaral.html
title = "SAMUEL E. LEWIS" entry
work = Medal of Honor Recipients: American Civil War
date = July 16, 2007
publisher= Center of Military History (CMH), United States Army

External links

*findagrave|7158040 Retrieved on 2008-07-03

Persondata
NAME= Lewis, Samuel E.
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SHORT DESCRIPTION= American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
DATE OF BIRTH=
PLACE OF BIRTH= Coventry, Rhode Island
DATE OF DEATH= March 22, 1907
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