Alphonso M. Lunt Explained

Alphonso Lunt
Birth Date:6 September 1837
Birth Place:Berwick, Maine
Placeofburial:Cambridge, Massachusetts
Placeofburial Label:Place of burial
Allegiance:United States of America
Union
Branch:United States Army
Union Army
Rank:Sergeant
Unit: Company F, 38th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Battles:American Civil War
Awards:Medal of Honor

Alphonso Lunt (September 6, 1837 – December 18, 1917) was a sergeant in the Union Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions at the First Battle of Lexington during the American Civil War.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company F, 38th Massachusetts Infantry. Place and date: At Opequon Creek, Virginia, September 19, 1864. Entered service at: Cambridge, Massachusetts. Birth: Berwick, Maine. Date of issue: May 10, 1894.

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.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: March 13, 2008 . "ALPHONSO M. LUNT" entry . Medal of Honor recipients: American Civil War . June 8, 2009 . United States Army Center of Military History. https://web.archive.org/web/20080310030903/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwaral.html. 10 March 2008 . live.