Lewis Francis Brest (May 15, 1842 - December 2, 1915) was an American soldier who received the

Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor. ...

for valor during the

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...

Biography

Brest served in the

in the

57th Pennsylvania Infantry The 57th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 57th Pennsylvania Infantry was organized at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, beginning October 1861 and ...

for the

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. He received the Medal of Honor on May 10, 1865 for his actions at the

Battle of Sailor's Creek The Battle of Sailor's Creek was fought on April 6, 1865, near Farmville, Virginia, as part of the Appomattox Campaign, near the end of the American Civil War. It was the last major engagement between the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, c ...

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Private, Company D, 57th Pennsylvania Infantry. Place and date: At Sailors Creek, Va., 6 April 1865. Entered service at:------. Birth: Mercer, Pa. Date of Issue: 10 May 1865. Citation:

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Brest, Lewis F. 1842 births 1915 deaths Union Army soldiers United States Army Medal of Honor recipients People of Pennsylvania in the American Civil War American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor People from Mercer, Pennsylvania

Biography

Medal of Honor citation

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