Captain Thomas Barnett Lewis
42nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Company B
Biographical Sketch
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Thomas Barnett Lewis was born in Duncannon, Pa., July 25, 1837., Educated in the public schools, he also learned the trades of blacksmith and nailer, acquiring great efficiency in each. He was one of the first to enroll himself as a member of the "Morgan Rifles," which, under the Captaincy of Langhorne Wister, became Company B, of the regiment. Appointed 1st-Sergeant, it was not long before he was advanced in rank, for, on December 12, 1861, he was commissioned 2nd-Lieutenant. Taken prisoner at Gaines' Mill, he was paroled and subsequently exchanged. He remained with the regiment till its term of service expired, when in civil life he became connected with the Pennsylvania Railroad. True to his early training, his love of hunting and fishing obtained for him a wide reputation. Bates gives the date of his commission as Captain as September 16, 1862. With the condition resulting from conflicting laws and orders, it is probable that he did not receive his official commission until after the passage of the act of February 27, 1863.
Military Record
Mustered in June 4, 1861-promoted from First Sergeant to Second Lieutenant December 12, 1861-captured at Gaines' Mill, June 27th, 1862-promoted to Captain, September 16th, 1862-mustered out with Company, June 11, 1864.
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