Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-07-09
Death of Lieut.. Lewis

Died at the Academy Hospital, Win
chester, Va, Lieut.. Martin V. d. Lewis, o.
the Sth Regiment U. s. Infantry, on thu
18th day of June, A. D. 1862, in the 2Ith
year of his life, after an illness of ii days
though absent from duty but two days
He leaves a wife and a large circle. OF
friends to mourn his early death.
Lieut.. Lewis was born in the State OF
New York on the 9TH day of August'
1885. Afterwards his father moved to
Ohio, and his home for the most OF the
time since has been in Bloomfield, Trumi
bull County. Early left to his own re-
sources ior a livelihood he apprenticed
himself to a printing Office to learn tn Q
art of of printing, and afterwards worked
as a journeyman printer in several differ
ent offices, with what success his associates
will well remember. Full of ambition
and of high::purpose, he signalized himself
while quite young both at Orwell and aft
erwards at Warren as IN excellent stu
dent. He received his appointment md
entered the United States Military
Academy at West Point in 1855. Gradu-
ated with the honors of his class, and was
Breveted I'd Lieut.. in the It'll Regiment
L. S. Infantry on the LIST day ofJuly, lS6o
On the Both day of September was mar
ried to Miss Mary GIe.n of Bloomfield
Trumbull County, and Immediately start
ed to Join his regiment in New Mexico;
afterwards was assigned to Fort Craig and
while there was acting Captain of Compa-
ny F of the It'll Regiment US. Infantry
He was soon after. appointed to the I'd
L~ieutenantcy and assigned to the Sthresi
ment, on the 31st day of Dec, 1860. On
the 18th day of May, 1861, he was promo
ted to the LIST Lieutenlnt.y. On the 18th
day of June, 1861 was ordered to join his
Regiment in the States, left Fort Craig on
the 18th; arrived at Santa Fe on the 10th
and was there put on duty by (Col. X. L.
S. Candy Col. commanding the depart
ment, who said he could not then spare
him on account of the scarcity of officers.
On the LIST of September was again order
ed to join his regiment in the States. He
Immediately started, and disguised as a
Mountaineer, with his wife he travelled ov-
er our Western plains overrun with sava-
ges already put on scent of blood by
Southern Traitors, and arrived at Hannibal
on the 18th day of October, 1861. Here
instead of savage Indian tribes employed
by Traitors, he found Traitors themselves
Q to secure our Federal Military OFF,
GERS either as officers in their own service
or as prisoners of a wal they had already
declared. But the Lieutenant smothered
the Indignation which he felt burning
within. Eluded their grasp, and after
many hardships, reported himself for du-
ty to pitcairn Morrison) Col. of the sth
Regiment U. S. Infantry at Fort Hamil-
ton, New York Harbor, on the LIST day of
November, 1861, aud was forthwith rider
ed by his Col. to recruit his regiment.
On the 29th of May, 1862, was ordered
TO join his Regiment IN the held, reported
for duty on the Sd of June, and was act
ing Captain in Capt. T. C. Pitchers Bat
t~allion, Gen. Sigel's Brigade, at lifetime Ct
his death.
During his illness his former classmate
Lieut.. John n. Andrews, of the Regular
Service, was with him and showed him
every mark of kindness, also Lieut..
Perkins, of Warren, watched over him
a friend alone can watch
DIR. Rufus johnson of the Regiment took
him into his own quarters and did every
thing which 4 warm heart could invent
and scientific skill torestore him to health,
but all of no avail. The order came as
that last great order must come to all, and
with military alacrity he fastened to join
his Regiment in that world where all is
love.