Dewitt Clinton Lewis-West Chester, PA
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Don.Morfe
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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Secessionville, SC on June 16, 1862. He is buried in Oaklands Cemetery, West Chester, PA in Section F, Lot 29.
Waymark Code: WMZGMQ
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 11/09/2018
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He was born on July 30, 1822 in West Chester, PA and died on June 28, 1899 in Morton, PA. He attained the rank of Brevet Colonel in the Union Army. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: LEWIS, DEWITT CLINTON
• Rank and organization: Captain, Company F, 97th Pennsylvania Infantry
• Place and date: At Secessionville, S.C., 16 June 1862
• Date of issue: 23 April 1896
Citation: While retiring with his men before a heavy fire of canister shot at short range, returned in the face of the enemy's fire and rescued an exhausted private of his company who but for this timely action would have lost his life by drowning in the morass through which the troops were retiring.
Armed Service: Army
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