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Lewis Addison Grant

Colonel Lewis Addison Grant, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on May 3, 1863 at Salem Heights, Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War May 3, 1863

Colonel Lewis Addison Grant was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on May 3, 1863 at Salem Heights, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with 5th Vermont Infantry. Grant was 34 years old.

29 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on May 11, 1893, 30 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Brevet Major General U.S. Vols..

Grant was born on January 17, 1829 in Winhall, Bennington County, Vermont. His Medal of Honor is credited to Bellows Falls, Windham County, Vermont. Grant died on March 20, 1918, at the age of 89. He is buried at Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Grant is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 47 credited to Vermont.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Personal gallantry and intrepidity displayed in the management of his brigade and in leading it in the assault in which he was wounded.

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

Wounds and injuries

What the citation records about his wounds:

Personal gallantry and intrepidity displayed in the management of his brigade and in leading it in the assault in which he was wounded.

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Places

  • Born: Winhall — map
  • Died: Minneapolis — map
  • Buried: Lakewood Cemetery — map

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From the archives

Lewis Grant's action of valor had been erroneously recorded as May 3, 1864. This was officially changed by the U.S. Army's Awards and Decorations branch on September 16, 2013, based on historical records.

Timeline

  1. January 17, 1829
    Born in Winhall, Bennington County, Vermont
  2. May 3, 1863
    Act of valor — Salem Heights, Virginia
    Age 34. 5th Vermont Infantry
  3. May 11, 1893
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. March 20, 1918
    Died
    Age 89.
  5. Resting place
    Lakewood Cemetery
    Minneapolis, Minnesota

Biography

Lewis Addison Grant (January 17, 1828 – March 20, 1918) was a teacher, lawyer, soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and later United States Assistant Secretary of War. He was among the leading officers from the state of Vermont, and received the Medal of Honor for "personal gallantry and intrepidity."

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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 John Hack Private · Army Civil War · 1863 Francis Bloodgood Hall Chaplain · Army Civil War · 1863 Ephraim W. Harrington Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863

See all 30 recipients for May 3, 1863 →

More Civil War recipients from Vermont

AT Amasa Sawyer Tracy Lieutenant Colonel · Army Civil War · 1864 Ira Hobart Evans Captain · Army Civil War · 1865 EH Edward A. Holton First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1862 Thomas Orville Seaver Colonel · Army Civil War · 1864 Theodore Safford Peck First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864 CP Cassius Peck Private · Army Civil War · 1862
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.