U.S. Army
Lewis, Samuel E.ConflictCivil War
Year of Action1865
Unit/CommandCompany G, 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery
HometownCoventry, Rhode Island
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.
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