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Service Profile
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- First Lieutenant
- Service Era
- American Civil War, Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
- Medals Recorded
- 1
Lewis S. Wisner
First Lieutenant, U.S. Army
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Biography
Engineer who stood up in the storm of fire at Spotsylvania!
Lewis S. Wisner earned the Medal of Honor by doing an engineer officer's work where the fire was hottest. Wisner served as a first lieutenant in Company K, 124th New York Infantry and later attained the rank of captain.
On May 12, 1864, at Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia, Wisner was serving as an engineer officer during the brutal fighting around the Confederate salient. He voluntarily exposed himself to enemy fire while carrying out his duties.
Medal of Honor Citation (condensed): While serving as an engineer officer, voluntarily exposed himself to the enemy's fire at Spotsylvania Court House.
Wisner was born on August 11, 1841, in Wallkill, New York. The Medal of Honor was awarded on January 2, 1895. He died in Middletown, New York, on October 6, 1906, and was buried in Hillside Cemetery.
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