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Henry Lewis

Corporal Henry Lewis, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on May 3, 1863 in Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War May 3, 1863

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Corporal Henry Lewis received the Medal of Honor for his actions on May 3, 1863 in Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company B, 47th Ohio Infantry. Lewis was 18 years old.

29 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on April 17, 1917, 53 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of First Sergeant.

Lewis was born on December 14, 1844 in Belleville, Wayne County, Michigan. His Medal of Honor is credited to Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan. Lewis died on March 29, 1930 in Belleville, Michigan, at the age of 85. He is buried at Soop Cemetery in Belleville, Michigan.

Lewis is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 112 credited to Michigan.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Was one of a party that volunteered and attempted to run the enemy's batteries with a steam tug and two barges loaded with subsistence stores.

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Places

  • Born: Belleville — map
  • Died: Michigan — map
  • Buried: Van Buren Charter Township — map

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Timeline

  1. December 14, 1844
    Born in Belleville, Wayne County, Michigan
  2. May 3, 1863
    Act of valor — Vicksburg, Mississippi
    Age 18. Company B, 47th Ohio Infantry
  3. April 17, 1917
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. March 29, 1930
    Died in Belleville, Michigan
    Age 85.
  5. Resting place
    Soop Cemetery
    Belleville, Michigan

Biography

Henry Lewis (December 14, 1844 – March 29, 1930) was a soldier in the Union Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the American Civil War.

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Also honored for actions on May 3, 1863

FB Frederick A. Ballen Private · Army Civil War · 1863 Thomas Wilson Bradley Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 EB Edward Brown Jr. Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 JB John Knight Bucklyn First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863 John F. Chase Private · Army Civil War · 1863 Andrew Davidson Assistant Surgeon · Army Civil War · 1863 JF Jacob G. Frick Colonel · Army Civil War · 1863 John Curtis Gilmore Major · Army Civil War · 1863 WG William Ernest Goodman First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863 Lewis Addison Grant Colonel · Army Civil War · 1863 John Hack Private · Army Civil War · 1863 Francis Bloodgood Hall Chaplain · Army Civil War · 1863

See all 30 recipients for May 3, 1863 →

More Civil War recipients from Michigan

CT Charles Augustus Thompson Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 JB Joseph E. Brandle Private · Army Civil War · 1863 HF Henry M. Fox Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 AM Alexander U. McHale Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864 CB Charles L. Barrell First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 CF Charles S. Fall Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Wikidata and Wikipedia. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.