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Samuel B. Lewis

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Samuel B. Lewis Veteran

Birth
Death
23 Apr 1910 (aged 67)
Burial
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 6, Lot 110, Position 12 (8')
Memorial ID
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SAMUEL LEWIS BURIED
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Many Veterans of Civil War Attended Funeral of G. A. R. Man
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The funeral of Samuel Lewis, a veteran of the Civil War, who died Saturday, was held yesterday afternoon from his late home, No. 801 East Twenty-second street. Interment was made in the Riverview Cemetery. Members of Thomas A. Smyth Post, G. A. R., and Encampment No. 34, Union Veteran Legion, of which Mr. Lewis was a member, attended in body.

From the home to the grave in Riverview Cemetery the funeral procession was led by the Bruswick Fife and Drum Corps, and the veterans marched to it in a body. After the casket, draped in the national colors, had been lowered into the grave a squad fired a salute and "taps" was sounded.

The pallbearers were members of Smyth Post, Union Veteran Legion and the Ancient Order of United Workmen.

(The Morning News, Wilmington, DE, 27 Apr 1910 (Wednesday), Page 1)
SAMUEL LEWIS BURIED
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Many Veterans of Civil War Attended Funeral of G. A. R. Man
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The funeral of Samuel Lewis, a veteran of the Civil War, who died Saturday, was held yesterday afternoon from his late home, No. 801 East Twenty-second street. Interment was made in the Riverview Cemetery. Members of Thomas A. Smyth Post, G. A. R., and Encampment No. 34, Union Veteran Legion, of which Mr. Lewis was a member, attended in body.

From the home to the grave in Riverview Cemetery the funeral procession was led by the Bruswick Fife and Drum Corps, and the veterans marched to it in a body. After the casket, draped in the national colors, had been lowered into the grave a squad fired a salute and "taps" was sounded.

The pallbearers were members of Smyth Post, Union Veteran Legion and the Ancient Order of United Workmen.

(The Morning News, Wilmington, DE, 27 Apr 1910 (Wednesday), Page 1)

Gravesite Details

Civil War veteran - SGT, 4th DE Infantry, Co. D



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  • Created by: Tedd Cocker
  • Added: Oct 5, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42713809/samuel_b-lewis: accessed ), memorial page for Samuel B. Lewis (22 Apr 1843–23 Apr 1910), Find a Grave Memorial ID 42713809, citing Riverview Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA; Maintained by Tedd Cocker (contributor 47025283).