Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Private Lewis A. Rounds received the Medal of Honor for his actions on May 12, 1864 in Spotsylvania, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company D, 8th Ohio Infantry. Rounds was 20 years old.
34 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on December 6, 1864 — by Major General George G. Meade, at a review of the 2nd Army Corps Headquarters, Peebles' House, near Petersburg, Va. He later rose to the rank of Brevet Major.
Rounds was born on June 7, 1843 in Cattaraugus County, New York. His Medal of Honor is credited to Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio. Rounds died on May 1, 1916 in Wood Soldier's Home, Wisconsin, at the age of 72. He is buried at Wood National Cemetery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Rounds is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 256 credited to Ohio.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Capture of flag.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Timeline
- June 7, 1843Born in Cattaraugus County, New York
- May 12, 1864Act of valor — Spotsylvania, VirginiaAge 20. Company D, 8th Ohio Infantry
- December 6, 1864Medal of Honor presentedBy Major General George G. Meade, at a review of the 2nd Army Corps Headquarters, Peebles' House, near Petersburg, Va.
- May 1, 1916Died in Wood Soldier's Home, WisconsinAge 72.
- Resting placeWood National CemeteryMilwaukee, Wisconsin
Biography
Lewis A. Rounds (7 June 1843 – 1 May 1916) was a Brevet Major of the United States Army who was awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the American Civil War. Rounds was awarded the medal on 1 December 1864 for actions performed at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House in May 1864.
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