★★★ Lewis, Trevanion D.

Trevanion Dudley Lewis​

Born: 1839

Birthplace: Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Wife: Estelle Emily 1840 – 1909

(Buried: Cypress Grove Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana)​

Children:

Minna M. Lewis 1861 – 1926​

(Buried: Cypress Grove Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana)​

Occupation before War:

Clerk in Baton Rouge, Louisiana​

Civil War Career:

1861: Captain Company A, 8th​ Louisiana Infantry Regiment​

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1861 – 1862: Adjutant of 8th​ Louisiana Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Major of 8th​ Louisiana Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Wounded in the Battle of Antietam, Maryland​

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1862 – 1863: Lt. Colonel of 8th​ Louisiana Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Captured at the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia​

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1862: Paroled by the Union Army two weeks later after capture​

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1863: Colonel of 8th​ Louisiana Infantry Regiment​

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1863: Killed during the fighting on East Cemetery Hill in Gettysburg​

Died: July 2, 1863

Place of Death: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Cause of Death: Killed in Battle

Age at time of Death: 23 or 24 years old

Original Burial Place: Gettysburg Battlefield, Unknown Grave

Burial Place: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia ?

 

[gentlemanrob]

Remembering an Officer who gave his life in the Battle of Gettysburg Salutes!

 

[Pollaco]

He started in the 8th Louisiana as second lieutenant in Co. A, also known as the Creole Guards.

 

[Pollaco]

According to one of the biographys about him it was the 2nd battle of Fredricksburg that he was captured.