N
ot sure of his reason but in 1860, after marrying he left for Georgia, says "on business". He had returned to Portsmouth, VA by 1861 and enslisted.
Timeline
Birth- 5/10/1835
Portsmouth Virginia
Marriage- 18/07/1854-Ages: 75 - 19 years
Mary F. EMMERSON
To
1/01/1911
Camden, North Carolina, small courthouse
1861 - 1865Civil War (Confederate)- Ages: 27 - 24 years
Service Start Date
1/01/1860
Rank
First Lieutenant
Service End Date
1/01/1863
Branch
Confederate Army
Conflict Period
Civil War (Confederate)
Served For
Confederate States
Place of Residence
Camden, North Carolina
Residence: From
1/01/1854
Residence: To
1/01/1854
Place of Residence
Savannah, Georgia, US
Residence: To
1/01/1860
Residence: From
1/01/1860
Place of Residence
District of Columbia
Residence: From
1/01/1870
Residence: To
1/01/1917
Residence: From
1/01/1835
Residence: To
1/01/1870
Place of Residence
Portsmouth, Virginia
Gender
Male
Race or Ethnicity
CAUCASIAN/ENGLISH/WHITE
Place of Residence
Gettysburg, PA
Residence: From
1/01/1864
Category
CIVIL WAR US-SOLDIERS left 2nd Lt.
Religion
Protestant
Quote
That we believed then that we were right and that we believe now that we were right then"John H. LEWIS
Occupation
CIVIL WAR SOLDIER-CONFEDERATE
Death- 26/03/1917-Age: 82 years
melancholy,old age.
Daughter's home in Washington DC
Other Facts
RELEASE DATE -POW
April 1865
Mother
Frances Pulley
Father
Samuel Morgan LEWIS
Full Name
John H. (HENRY) LEWIS
Also known as
John H. LEWIS
