Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
Alphonso M Lunt
Details
- Rank: Sergeant
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
Company F,
38th Massachusetts Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: September 19, 1864
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Opequan Creek, Virginia, USA
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.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: May 10, 1894
- Born: September 6, 1837, Berwick, York County, ME, United States
- Died: December 18, 1917, Mountain Home, TN, United States
- Buried: Cambridge Cemetery (MH) (Acorn Path 264A), Cambridge, MA, United States