Louis Hoffman Lewis – First Lieutenant, United States Army

The son of Morgan D. Lewis and Flora A. Davis, he graduated from West Point in 1895 and was killed in action during the Spanish-American War on July 1, 1898 at the Battle of San Juan Hill, Cuba, aged 26 years.

He is buried with his parents in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery.


Louis Hoffman Lewis of New York
Appointed from new York, Cadet, United States Military Academy,  June 1890 (45)
Second Lieutenant, 9th U.S. Infantry,  12 June 1895
Killed 1 July 1898 at the battle of San Juan, Santiago, Cuba.

LEWIS, LOUIS H
LT 9TH REGT US INF

  • VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown
  • DATE OF DEATH: 07/01/1898
  • DATE OF INTERMENT: Unknown
  • BURIED AT: SECTION ES  SITE 276
  • ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY

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