Lewis Fairbanks (1840 - 1863)

Born 1840 in Kane County, Illinois, USA

Died 8 Jul 1863 at about age 23 in Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, USA

Biography

Pvt. Lewis Fairbanks served in the United States Civil War.
Side: USA

Pvt. Lewis Fairbanks Died of Disease during The United States Civil War.

Lewis was born in 1844. He passed away in 1863. Son of Reuben & Lydia Fairbanks.

Military

Civil War Union

Pvt., Co C 38th Iowa Infantry

Residence: Williamstown, Iowa

Enlisted as a Private on August 20, 1862 at the age of 22. Joined Co. C, 38th Iowa :Infantry Regiment on September 12, 1862. Died of disease on July 3, 1863 at Vicksburg, MS.

Died in the Vicksburg Siege Campaign

Sources

• The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Richland, Chickasaw, Iowa; Roll: M653_313; Page: 60; Family History Library Film: 803313
• Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database https://civilwardata.com/active/hdsquery.dll?SoldierHistory?U&1908974
• Quartermaster General's Office. Roll of Honor. Names of Soldiers Who Died in Defence of the American Union. Volumes VIII-XXVII. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1867.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8061406/lewis-fairbanks: accessed March 19, 2024), memorial page for Pvt Lewis Fairbanks (1840–8 Jul 1863), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8061406, citing Vicksburg National Cemetery, Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Joel Manuel (contributor 46494625).