Born Lewis Tacy, Lewis Locke enlisted for service from New Jersey under the alias by which name his Medal of Honor was awarded.
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Born Lewis Tacy, Lewis Locke enlisted for service from New Jersey under the alias by which name his Medal of Honor was awarded.
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The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Lewis Locke (aka: Tacy), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 5 April 1865, while serving with Company A, 1st New Jersey Cavalry, in action at Paines Crossroads, Virginia, for capture of a Confederate flag.