Corporal Franklin W. Lutes, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on March 31, 1865 in Petersburg, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company D, 111th New York Infantry. Lutes was about 25 years old.
5 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on April 3, 1865.
Lutes was born in 1840 in Dundee, Yates County, New York. His Medal of Honor is credited to Geddes, Onondaga County, New York. Lutes died on April 6, 1915, at the age of about 75. He is buried at Glenside Cemetery in Wolcott, New York.
Lutes is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 678 credited to New York.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Capture of flag of 41st Alabama Infantry (C.S.A.), together with the color bearer and one of the color guard.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
- Born: Oneida County — map
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Timeline
- 1840Born in Dundee, Yates County, New York
- March 31, 1865Act of valor — Petersburg, VirginiaAge about 25. Company D, 111th New York Infantry
- April 3, 1865Medal of Honor presented
- April 6, 1915DiedAge about 75.
- Resting placeGlenside CemeteryWolcott, New York
Biography
Franklin W. Lutes (1840 – April 6, 1915) was a soldier in the Union Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the American Civil War. Lutes enlisted in the Army from Geddes, New York in March 1864. Serving with the 111th New York Infantry, he was captured at the Second Battle of Ream's Station, but later paroled and promoted to Corporal. When his regiment disbanded in 1865, he was transferred to the 4th US Artillery Regiment.
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