Lewis, Jacob

Rank: Bugler

Unit: F Co, 2d Dragoons

Enlisted: September 23, 1839 in New York, New York. He was 25.

Date of birth: 1814

Hometown: Alsace , France

Occupation prior to enlistment: Musician

Campaign: Second Seminole War

Died: 12 October 1841

Cause of death: Remittent fever

Location of fatality: Fort Brooke, Florida (Tamp Bay, Florida)

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Place of interment: Saint Augustine National Cemetery in Saint Augustine, Florida

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