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Service Profile
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Private
- Service Era
- American Civil War, Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, Battle of Amelia Springs/Paines Crossroads
- Medals Recorded
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Lewis Locke
Private, U.S. Army
Support & adopt this hero ↓American Civil WarEastern Theater of the American Civil WarBattle of Amelia Springs/Paines Crossroads
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Biography
Charged in the chase to Appomattox and seized a rebel flag!
Lewis Locke, also known in later records as Louis Tacy, captured a Confederate flag during the rapid pursuit toward Appomattox. He served as a private in Company A, 1st New Jersey Cavalry.
On April 5, 1865, at Paine's Crossroads, Virginia, Locke captured an enemy flag. The action came during the Union cavalry operations that helped close the routes available to Robert E. Lee's retreating army.
Medal of Honor Citation (condensed): Captured a Confederate flag at Paine's Crossroads, Virginia.
Locke received the Medal of Honor on May 3, 1865. He was born on November 5, 1835, in Clintonville, New York, and died on January 4, 1920, in South Hadley Falls, Massachusetts. He was buried in Saint Mary Cemetery in Northampton under the name Louis Tacy.
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