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
1861 – 1862: Adjutant of 8th Louisiana Infantry Regiment
1862: Major of 8th Louisiana Infantry Regiment
1862: Wounded in the Battle of Antietam, Maryland
1862 – 1863: Lt. Colonel of 8th Louisiana Infantry Regiment
1862: Captured at the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia
1862: Paroled by the Union Army two weeks later after capture
1863: Colonel of 8th Louisiana Infantry Regiment
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 ?
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