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Sergeant · U.S. Army

William B. Lewis

Sergeant William B. Lewis, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on January 20, 1879 at Bluff Station, Wyoming during the Indian Campaigns.

Indian Campaigns January 20, 1879

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Sergeant William B. Lewis received the Medal of Honor for his actions on January 20, 1879 at Bluff Station, Wyoming during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company B, 3d U.S. Cavalry. Lewis was about 32 years old.

The medal was presented on March 28, 1879.

Lewis was born in 1847 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Lewis died on November 1, 1900 in Mamaroneck, New York, at the age of about 53. He is buried at Beechwoods Cemetery in New Rochelle, New York.

Lewis is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 265 credited to Massachusetts.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Bravery in skirmish.

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

Timeline

  1. 1847
    Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
  2. January 20, 1879
    Act of valor — Bluff Station, Wyoming
    Age about 32. Company B, 3d U.S. Cavalry
  3. March 28, 1879
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. November 1, 1900
    Died in Mamaroneck, New York
    Age about 53.
  5. Resting place
    Beechwoods Cemetery
    New Rochelle, New York

Same unit

JF John H. Foley Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872 WS William H. Strayer Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872 LV Leroy H. Vokes First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872

More Indian Campaigns recipients from Massachusetts

TG Thomas H. Gay Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 WW William Winterbottom Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 HH Henry Holden Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 JL James Lowthers Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1875 DL David Larkin Farrier · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872 JB James E. Bailey Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.