Dewitt Clinton Lewis (July 30, 1822–June 28, 1899) was a Union Army soldier who served in the 97th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War. Lewis received his country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor. Lewis's medal was won for his actions at the Battle of Secessionville on June 16, 1862. He was honored with the award on April 23, 1896."Captain Lewis' Medal." West Chester, Pennsylvania: Daily Local News, April 21, 1896, p. 3 (subscription required).*
Lewis was from West Chester, Pennsylvania.
Medal of Honor citation
Death, funeral and interment Lewis died at the age of seventy-nine at his home in Morton, Pennsylvania on June 28, 1899. Following funeral services at his home on July 1, a funeral procession involving the Fame Fire Company and members of the Grand Army of the Republic, and services at the cemetery's chapel, he was interred at the Oaklands Cemetery in West Chester, Pennsylvania."Lewis," in "Died." West Chester, Pennsylvania: Daily Local News, June 29, 1899, p. 3 (subscription required).
See also
List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: G–L
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