Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
Lewis J Ingalls
Details
- Rank: Private
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
Company K,
8th Vermont Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: September 4, 1862
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Boutte Station, Louisiana, USA
Citation
A railroad train guarded by about 60 men on flat cars having been sidetracked by a misplaced switch into an ambuscade of guerrillas who were rapidly shooting down the unprotected guards, this soldier, under a severe fire in which he was wounded, ran to another switch and, opening it, enabled the train and the surviving guards to escape.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Belvidere, Lamoille County, Vermont
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: October 20, 1899
- Born: October 11, 1837, Boston, Suffolk County, MA, United States
- Died: December 31, 1913, Irasburg, VT, United States
- Buried: Irasburg Cemetery, Irasburg, VT, United States