Captain & Assistant Adjutant General Lewellyn Garrish Estes was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on August 30, 1864 at Flint River, Georgia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with U.S. Volunteers. Estes was 20 years old.
The medal was presented on August 29, 1894, 29 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Brevet Brigadier General.
Estes was born on December 27, 1843 in Oldtown, Penobscot County, Maine. Estes died on February 21, 1905 in Washington, District of Columbia, at the age of 61. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
Estes is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 66 credited to Maine.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Voluntarily led troops in a charge over a burning bridge.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
How he died
- Manner of death: natural causes
- Cause of death: pneumonia
- Age at death: 61
- Resting place: Arlington National Cemetery
Cause and manner of death: Wikidata.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
Timeline
- December 27, 1843Born in Oldtown, Penobscot County, Maine
- August 30, 1864Act of valor — Flint River, GeorgiaAge 20. U.S. Volunteers
- August 29, 1894Medal of Honor presented
- February 21, 1905Died in Washington, District of ColumbiaAge 61.
- Resting placeArlington National CemeteryArlington, Virginia
Biography
Llewellyn Garrish Estes (December 27, 1843 – February 21, 1905) was an American soldier who fought in the Civil War. Estes received the United States' highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action at Flint River in Georgia on August 30, 1864. He was honored with the award on August 29, 1894.
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