Lewis Warrington (Medal of Honor), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lewis Warrington (Medal of Honor)

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

Date of Birth: 03-Nov-1782

Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Date of Death: 05-Jan-1879

Profession: military personnel

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

First Lieutenant Lewis Warrington III (unknown – January 5, 1879) was an American officer in the U.S.
Army who served with the 4th U.S.
Cavalry during the Texas–Indian Wars.
He won distinction while commanding a small cavalry detachment against a hostile band of Comanche Indians in the Muchague Valley on December 8, 1874, and was one of three men received the Medal of Honor in the engagement.
He is the only officer during the Indian Wars to receive the award immediately after the battle rather than in subsequent years.