William Gaston Lewis
Born: September 3, 1835
Birth Place: Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Father: Dr. John Wesley Lewis 1804 – 1842
(Buried: City Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina)
Mother: Catherine Ann Battle 1809 – 1879
(Buried: City Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina)
Wife: Martha Lucinda Pender 1840 – 1902
(Buried: Willow Dale Cemetery, Goldsboro, North Carolina)
Children:
Ann Hartwell Lewis 1868 – 1921
(Buried: Willow Dale Cemetery, Goldsboro, North Carolina)
Laura Lloyd Lewis 1873 – 1952
(Buried: Willow Dale Cemetery, Goldsboro, North Carolina)
James Spencer Lewis Sr. 1876 – 1948
(Buried: Willow Dale Cemetery, Goldsboro, North Carolina)
Mittie Lewis Barrier 1881 – 1973
(Buried: Willow Dale Cemetery, Goldsboro, North Carolina)
Education:
1855: Graduated from University of North Carolina
Occupation before War:
1856: Civil Engineering Professor at University of North Carolina
1857: Served in the United States Survey Corps
1858 – 1861:Assistant Engineer for Wilmington & Weldon Railroad Co.
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: 1st Lt. in Company A, 1st North Carolina Infantry Regiment
1861: Participated in the Battle of Big Bethel, Virginia
1862: Major of 1st North Carolina Infantry Regiment
1862: Participated in the Battle of New Bern, North Carolina
1862 – 1863: Lt. Colonel of 33rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment
1862: Participated in the Battle of Malvern Hill, Virginia
1862: Participated in the Defense of Richmond, Virginia
1862: Participated in the fighting around New Bern and Kinston, North Carolina
1862: Participated in the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
1863 – 1864: Colonel of 33rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment
1864: Participated in the Battle of Cold Harbor Virginia
1864 – 1865: Brigadier General of Confederate Infantry Regiment
1864: Wounded during the raid on Washington, D.C.
Supervised the entrenchment of Drewry Bluff, Virginia
1865: Wounded and Captured during Battle of Farmville, Virginia
Occupation after War:
Civilian Engineer in North Carolina
North Carolina State Engineer
Road Master, Construction Engineer, Chief Engineer, & Superintendent
Chief Engineer for Albany & Raleigh Railroad Company
Died: January 7, 1901
Place of Death: Goldsboro, North Carolina
Cause of Death: Pneumonia
Age at time of Death: 65 years old
Burial Place: Willow Dale Cemetery, Goldsboro, North Carolina
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