Dewitt Clinton Lewis

Dewitt Clinton Lewis
Dewitt Clinton Lewis Medal of Honor marker in Oaklands Cemetery
Born	(1822-07-30)July 30, 1822 West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Died	June 28, 1899(1899-06-28) (aged 76) Morton, Pennsylvania, United States
Place of burial	Oaklands Cemetery, West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Allegiance	United States of America Union
Service / branch	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1861 - 1864
Rank	Captain Brevet Lieutenant Colonel
Unit	Company F, 97th Pennsylvania Infantry
Battles / wars	Battle of Secessionville American Civil War
Awards	Medal of Honor

Dewitt Clinton Lewis (July 30, 1822–June 28, 1899) was a Union Army soldier who served in the 97th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War. Lewis received his country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor.[1] Lewis's medal was won for his actions at the Battle of Secessionville on June 16, 1862.[1] He was honored with the award on April 23, 1896.[2][3][4]

Lewis was from West Chester, Pennsylvania.[1]

Medal of Honor citation

While retiring with his men before a heavy fire of canister 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.[1]

Death, funeral and interment

Lewis died at the age of seventy-nine at his home in Morton, Pennsylvania on June 28, 1899. Following funeral services at his home on July 1, a funeral procession involving the Fame Fire Company and members of the Grand Army of the Republic, and services at the cemetery's chapel, he was interred at the Oaklands Cemetery in West Chester, Pennsylvania.[5]

See also

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

Gallery

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  Dewitt Clinton Lewis Medal of Honor marker in Oaklands Cemetery
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  Dewitt Clinton Lewis tombstone in Oaklands Cemetery

References

1. "Dewitt Clinton Lewis". Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
2. "Civil War (G-L) Medal of Honor Recipients". Archived from the original on February 20, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
3. "Captain Lewis' Medal." West Chester, Pennsylvania: Daily Local News, April 21, 1896, p. 3 (subscription required).
4. *""DEWITT CLINTON LEWIS" entry". Medal of Honor recipients: American Civil War. United States Army Center of Military History. June 8, 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-09-02. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
5. "Lewis," in "Died." West Chester, Pennsylvania: Daily Local News, June 29, 1899, p. 3 (subscription required).

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