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Frederick A. Lyon

Corporal Frederick A. Lyon, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on October 19, 1864 at Cedar Creek, Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War October 19, 1864

Corporal Frederick A. Lyon was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on October 19, 1864 at Cedar Creek, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company A, 1st Vermont Cavalry. Lyon was 21 years old.

18 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on November 26, 1864. He later rose to the rank of Sergeant.

Lyon was born on June 25, 1843 in Williamsburg, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. His Medal of Honor is credited to Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont. Lyon died on September 23, 1911 in Jackson, Michigan, at the age of 68. He is buried at Mount Evergreen Cemetery in Jackson, Michigan.

Lyon is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 47 credited to Vermont.

★ Flags & Colors

Official Medal of Honor citation

With one companion, captured the flag of a Confederate regiment, three officers, and an ambulance with its mules and driver.

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Places

  • Born: Massachusetts — map
  • Buried: Mount Evergreen Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. June 25, 1843
    Born in Williamsburg, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
  2. October 19, 1864
    Act of valor — Cedar Creek, Virginia
    Age 21. Company A, 1st Vermont Cavalry
  3. November 26, 1864
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. September 23, 1911
    Died in Jackson, Michigan
    Age 68.
  5. Resting place
    Mount Evergreen Cemetery
    Jackson, Michigan

Biography

Frederick A. Lyon (June 25, 1843 – September 23, 1911) was a soldier in the Union Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the American Civil War.

From the Wikipedia article “Frederick A. Lyon”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article →

Also honored for actions on October 19, 1864

John W. Blunt First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864 HC Henry H. Crocker Captain · Army Civil War · 1864 UC Ulric Lyons Crocker Private · Army Civil War · 1864 Henry Algernon du Pont Captain · Army Civil War · 1864 William Wirt Henry Colonel · Army Civil War · 1864 IH Ira Hough Private · Army Civil War · 1864 AM Andrew Jackson McGonnigle Captain & Assistant Quartermaster · Army Civil War · 1864 Henry Jeremiah Parks Private · Army Civil War · 1864 Daniel P. Reigle Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864 DS David H. Scofield Quartermaster Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 JS James Sweeney Private · Army Civil War · 1864 RT Richard Taylor Private · Army Civil War · 1864

See all 19 recipients for October 19, 1864 →

More Civil War recipients from Vermont

FB Franklin George Butterfield First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863 George Evans Davis First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864 CD Charles W. Dolloff Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 CP Cassius Peck Private · Army Civil War · 1862 William Wells Major · Army Civil War · 1863 AB Alexander Mitchell Beatty Captain · Army Civil War · 1864
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Wikidata and Wikipedia. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.