LEWELLYN GARRISH ESTES

U.S. Civil War – U.S. Army

Lewellyn Garrish Estes

Details

  • Rank: Captain & Assistant Adjutant General (Highest Rank: Brevet Brigadier General)
  • Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
  • Unit/Command:
    U.S. Volunteers
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: August 30, 1864
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: Flint River, Georgia, USA

Citation

Voluntarily led troops in a charge over a burning bridge.

Medal of Honor Recipient Lewellyn G. Estes
Medal of Honor Recipient Lewellyn G. Estes

Additional Details

  • Accredited to: Oldtown, Penobscot County, Maine
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Presentation Date & Details: August 29, 1894
  • Born: December 27, 1843, Oldtown, Penobscot County, ME, United States
  • Died: February 21, 1905, Washington, DC, United States
  • Buried: Arlington National Cemetery (3-1437), Arlington, VA, United States