He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (7, 10). He was 18 years old when he was enlisted (5, 7, 10 [14 in 1860]). (However, the company K descriptive roll refers to "consent of parents", which may suggest he was under-age (7).)
In 1860, he was living in the 3rd ward of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (10). He had attended school within the year (10). He was living with his mother Eleanor Lamey (10).
He was a prin[ter] when he was enlisted (7).
He was 5 feet 7 inches tall, and had a light complexion, blue eyes, and light hair (7).
He was enlisted and mustered into service on 13 November 1861 (1, 4, 5, 7). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Captain Casner (5, 7). He was mustered in as a private in company H, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Lieutenant Morris Kayser (1, 5, 7).
He was transferred on 4 December 1861 to company K (1, 4, 5).
He was wounded on 3 May 1863 at Chancellorsville, Virginia (1, 6, 8). A musket ball entered his right buttock and exited in front of the right trochanter major (8). He was held by the Confederates in a near-by home from 4 May through 12 May (8). He was reported missing in action on 7 May 1863 (2). On 12 May he was paroled, and sent to a Union field hospital (8). On 19 May 1963, he was reported gained from missing in action (3).
He died on 26 June 1863 of the wounds he had received at Chancellorsville (1, 5, 6, 8 [see this for details of his treatment]).
On 24 July 1863, his mother, Eleanor Lammy, applied successfully for a pension (9, 11).
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster)
2 consolidated morning report, 91st PA, 7 May 1863 (Louis Lammy)
3 consolidated morning report, 91st PA, 19 May 1863 (Lewis T Lammy)
4 company H, register of men transferred (Lewis Lenny [?])
5 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 13 March 2005 (Lewis Lammey [rolls have 'Larnmay])
6 company K, register of deaths (Lewis Lammy)
7 company K, descriptive roll (Lewis Lammey)
8 Circular No. 2. War Department. Surgeon General's Office. Washington, January 2, 1869. A report on excisions of the head of the femur for gunshot injury, p.75. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1869. (available on Google Books) (Louis P L---)
9 pension index, by name (Lewis F Lammy)
10 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 3, microfilm series M653, film 1153, page 252 = 28 handwritten (Lewis Lamey)
11 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company K (Lewis G Lammy)
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the 1890 veterans' census (searched March 2007)]
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the 1850 census (searched March 2007)]
| line | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| Dwelling number | 198 | ||||
| Family number | 223 | ||||
| Name | Eleanor Lamey | John " | Lewis " | Enoria [?] " | Morris " |
| Age | 40 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 8 |
| Sex | f | m | m | f | m |
| Color | |||||
| Occupation | Salesman | ||||
| Value of real estate owned | 4000 | ||||
| Value of personal estate | 400 | ||||
| Place of birth | " [sc. Ireland] | Philada | " | " | " |
| Married within year | |||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Cannot read & write | |||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
CASE 67.--"Private Louis P. L---, Co. K., 91st Pennsylvania Volunteers, aged 17 years, was wounded at the battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia, May 3d, 1863, by a musket ball, which entered through the right buttock and emerged in front of the right trochanter major. On the following day the man fell into the hands of the enemy, and was removed from the field to a home near by, where for nine days he was without surgical attention. On May 12th he was paroled and received into a field hospital. The parts were inflamed and swollen. Profuse suppuration ensued, and pus burrowed extensively among the muscles of the thigh. An incision was made and a large quantity of pus was evacuated. Bed sores formed over the sacrum, along the crest of the illium, and around the trochanter. On June 14th, the patient was conveyed by steamer to Washington, and admitted into the Douglas Hospital, under the care of Acting Assistant Surgeon Carlos Carvallo. He was treated by rest, position, warm water dressings, poultices sprinkled with powered bark upon the denuded surfaces, egg-nog, brandy toddy, and at night morphia. On the 19th, there was severe pain at intervals in the right knee and ankle-joints, which was relieved by camphor mixture. On June 20th, the patient was moved to a water bed. There was, meanwhile, a copious discharge of bloody fluid from the wound in the buttock. The pulse was at 110 and feeble. On the 23d, he suffered a severe rigor, and again on the 25th. One grain of quinine with one-sixth of a grain of morphia were given meantime every second hour. Stimulants were liberally administered. Death took place on June 26th, 1863. The autopsy revealed only simple congestion of the lungs; the other viscera were nearly normal." The pathological specimen is represented in the adjacent wood-cut, (FIG. 43,) and presents an oblique perforation between the great trochanter and neck of the right femur. The hip-joint was opened; the articular surfaces were roughened by absorption.