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Lewis A. Grant

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'''Lewis Addison Grant''' was a Civil War General from Vermont and later Assistant U.S. Secretary of War.

Early Life
Lewis Addison Grant was born January 17, 1828, in Winhall, Vermont, the youngest of ten children of James and Elizabeth (Wyman) Grant. Prior to the American Civil War he was a teacher and a lawyer.

Civil War
He was mustered into the service of the United States, September 16, 1861, at St. Albans, Vermont, as Major with the Field and Staff of the Fifth Vermont Infantry to serve for three years. He was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel to date from September 25, 1861, Colonel, to date from September 16, 1862; and was honorably discharged as Colonel on May 20, 1864, to enable him to accept an appointment as Brigadier-General of Volunteers. He was appointed Brigadier-General U. S. Volunteers, April 27, 1864 and accepted the appointment May 21, 1864. He was commissioned Brevet Major-General U. S. Volunteers, to date from October 19, 1864, "for gallant and meritorious services in the campaign before Richmond, Virginia, and in the Shenandoah Valley;" and was honorably discharged from the service August 24, 1865. He commanded the Second Brigade, Second Division, VI Corps, from February 21, 1863, to December 29, 1863, and from February 2, 1864, to September 29, 1864, and from October 8, 1864, to December 2, 1864; the Second Division, VI Corps, from December 2, 1864, to February 11, 1865; the Second Brigade, same Division, from February 11, 1865, to February 20, 1865, and from March 7, 1865, to June 28, 1865. During his service with the Fifth Vermont Infantry Volunteers, that regiment took part in the following battles: Battle of Yorktown (1862) Yorktown, Battle of Williamsburg Williamsburg, Goldings's Farm, Savage's Station, White Oak Swamp, Crampton's Gap, Antietam and Battle of Fredericksburg Fredericksburg. Following is a list of battles in which he participated as a Brigade or Division Commander: Battle of Fredericksburg Fredericksburg and Salem Heights, Gettysburg, Fairfield, Rappahannock Station, Mine Run, Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, Cold Harbor, Siege of Petersburg, Charlestown, W. Va., Gilbert's Crossing, Cedar Creek, Siege of Petersburg, Assault on Petersburg, Va., and Sailor's Creek, Va. He was recommended August 22, 1866, by General Ulysses S. Grant, commanding the army of the United States, for appointment as a field officer in the Regular Army; was appointed August 29, 1866, Lieutenant-Colonel 36th Regiment, U. S. Infantry, to date from July 28, 1866, but declined the appointment November 6, 1866. On May 11, 1893, he received the Medal of Honor for "Personal gallantry and intrepidity displayed in the management of his brigade and in leading it in the assault in which he was wounded," at Salem Heights, Virginia, May 3, 1864.

Post War
After the war, Lewis Grant was Assistant U.S. Secretary of War during the administration of President Benjamin Harrison. He died March 20, 1918, at Minneapolis, Minnesota, and is buried in Lakewood Cemetery (Section 8, Lot 416, Grave 2) in that city.

References
''Revised Roster of Vermont Volunteers and lists of Vermonters Who Served in the Army and Navy of the United States During The War of the Rebellion, 1861-66'', (Press of the Watchman Publishing Co., Montpelier, VT, 1892), pp. 142, 144, 735, 747. Category:1828 births Grant, Lewis A. Category:1918 deaths Grant, Lewis A. Category:American Civil War Generals Grant, Lewis A.

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