Civil War
Alphonso M. Lunt
Sergeant · U.S. Army
Company F, 38th Massachusetts Infantry
19 September 1864 · Opequan Creek, Virginia
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Massachusetts
- Action
- Opequan Creek, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Carried his flag to the most advanced position where, left almost alone close to the enemy's lines he refused their demand to surrender, withdrew at great personal peril, and saved his flag.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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