Samuel E. Lewis | |
Birth Date: | 1840 |
Birth Place: | Coventry, Rhode Island |
Allegiance: | United States of America Union |
Branch: | United States Army Union Army |
Rank: | Corporal |
Unit: | Company G, 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery |
Battles: | American Civil War |
Awards: | Medal of Honor |
Samuel E. Lewis (1840 - March 22, 1907) was a Corporal in the Union Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the American Civil War.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company G, 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery. Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865. Entered service at: Coventry, R.I. Birth: Coventry, R.I. Date of issue: June 16, 1866.
Citation:
Was one of a detachment of 20 picked artillerymen who voluntarily accompanied an infantry assaulting party and who turned upon the enemy the guns captured in the assault.