Lewis A. Grant, American lawyer and general, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1918) was born on January 17, 1828.

January 17, 1828

Lewis A. Grant, American lawyer and general, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1918) was born on January 17, 1828.

Lewis Addison Grant was a teacher, lawyer, soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and later United States Assistant Secretary of War. He was among the leading officers from the state of Vermont, and received the Medal of Honor for "personal gallantry and intrepidity."