First Lieutenant Lewis Warrington, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on December 8, 1874 at Muchague Valley, Texas during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with 4th U.S. Cavalry. Warrington was 27 years old.
2 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on April 12, 1875.
Warrington was born on May 12, 1847 in Washington. Warrington died on January 5, 1879 in San Antonio, Texas, at the age of 31. He is buried at San Antonio National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.
Warrington is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 40 credited to Washington.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Gallantry in combat with five Indians.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Indian Wars.
Places
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Timeline
- May 12, 1847Born in Washington
- December 8, 1874Act of valor — Muchague Valley, TexasAge 27. 4th U.S. Cavalry
- April 12, 1875Medal of Honor presented
- January 5, 1879Died in San Antonio, TexasAge 31.
- Resting placeSan Antonio National CemeterySan Antonio, Texas
Biography
First Lieutenant Lewis Warrington III (unknown – January 5, 1879) was an American officer in the U.S. Army who served with the 4th U.S. Cavalry during the Texas–Indian Wars. He won distinction while commanding a small cavalry detachment against a hostile band of Comanche Indians in the Muchague Valley on December 8, 1874, and was one of three men received the Medal of Honor in the engagement. He is the only officer during the Indian Wars to receive the award immediately after the battle rather than in subsequent years.
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