★★★ Lewis, Trevanion D.

Trevanion Dudley Lewis

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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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