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.[1]
Frederick A. Lyon | |
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| Born | June 25, 1843 Williamsburg, Massachusetts |
| Died | September 23, 1911 (aged 68) Jackson, Michigan |
| Place of burial | Mount Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, MI |
| Allegiance | United States Union |
| Service | United States Army Union Army |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Unit |  Company A, 1st Vermont Volunteer Cavalry Regiment |
| Battles / wars | American Civil War |
| Awards | Medal of Honor |
Military career
editLyon enlisted in the 1st Vermont Cavalry[2][3][4][5][note 1] and was sworn into federal service on Tuesday, November 19, 1861.[8] He saw service with regiment in the eastern theater. He was at the Battle of Winchester, the Battle of Gettysburg, the Third Battle of Winchester, and the Battle of Cedar Creek.[8] As a corporal in Company A, he captured the mortally wounded Maj. Gen. Stephen Ramseur[note 2] at Cedar Creek for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor.[10]
Medal of Honor citation
editRank and organization: Corporal, Company A, 1st Vermont Cavalry. Place and date: At Cedar Creek, Virginia, October 19, 1864. Entered service at: Burlington, Vermont. Born: June 25, 1843, Williamsburg, Massachusetts. Date of issue: November 26, 1864.
Citation:
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Corporal Frederick A. Lyon, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 19 October 1864, while serving with Company A, 1st Vermont Cavalry, in action at Cedar Creek, Virginia. With one companion, Corporal Lyon captured the flag of a Confederate regiment, three officers, and an ambulance with its mules and driver.[1][11][12][13]
The companion mentioned in his citation was private James Sweeney, who also received the Medal of Honor. Lyon was sent to Washington, D.C., with the captured Confederate battle flag.[10] He was personally introduced to Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton by General George Custer. Stanton personally presented the Medal of Honor to Lyon, who was also promoted to sergeant.
Death
editLyon died on September 23, 1911, in Jackson, Michigan. He was buried nearby in Mount Evergreen Cemetery (Soldier's field G-9).[12]
See also
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References
editNotes
- ^ The 1st Vermont Cavalry was a three years' cavalry regiment[6] in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It served in the Eastern Theater from November 1861 to August 1865, in the Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac.[7] For more information see its Wikipedia article here.
- ^ The mortally wounded general Ramseur, who died the next day, was born in Lincolnton, North Carolina on May 31, 1837. Ramseur studied at Davidson Collegebefore the West Point where he graduated in 1860. An ardent seccessionist and white supremecist, he was assigned to the U.S. Artillery just before the start of the war, but he resigned before his state seceded and joined the developing Confederate States Army in Alabama. An intensely devout man, he justified slavery as a divinely blessed institution, like many in the South, and by the time he entered West Point he bore great hatred for all Northerners.[9] An injury from a horse fall delayed his joining the Army of Northern Virginia until the Peninsula Campaign in the spring of 1862. He had campaigned through all of Lee's campaigns from thence on. For more information see his Wikipedia article here.
Citations
- ^ a b MoHC, Frederick A. Lyon (2018).
- ^ Peck (1892), pp. 225, 741.
- ^ Civil War in the East, 1st Vermont Volunteer Cavalry Regiment.
- ^ NPS 1st Regiment, Vermont Cavalry.
- ^ VCW, 1st Vermont Cavalry (2004).
- ^ Dyer (1908), pp. 1647–1648; Federal Publishing Company (1908), pp. 128–129.
- ^ Benedict (1886), pp. 533–695.
- ^ a b Benedict (1886), p. 533; Dyer (1908), p. 1647; Federal Publishing Company (1908), p. 128.
- ^ Lewis (1991), pp. 141–142.
- ^ a b Beyer & Keydel (1901), p. 447.
- ^ CMH, Lyon, Frederick A. (2007).
- ^ a b CMOHS, Frederick A. Lyon (2014).
- ^ Sightline Media Group,Frederick A. Lyon (2020).
Sources
- Benedict, George Grenville (1886). "The First Cavalry Regiment" (pdf). Vermont in the Civil War: A History of the Part Taken by the Vermont Soldiers and Sailors in the War for the Union, 1861-5. Vol. II. Burlington, VT: Free Press Association. pp. 669–670. LCCN 02015600. OCLC 301252961. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - Beyer, Walter F.; Keydel, Oscar F. (1901). Deeds of Valor: how America's Heroes Won the Medal of Honor: A History of Our Country's Recent Wars in Personal Reminiscences and Records of Officers and Enlisted Men who Were Rewarded by Congress for Most Conspicuous Acts of Bravery on the Battle-field, on the High Seas and in Arctic Exploration (pdf). Deeds of Valor. Vol. I (1st ed.). Detroit, MI: Perrien-Keydel Co. p. 447. LCCN tmp96003978. OCLC 557990533. Retrieved May 13, 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Dyer, Frederick Henry (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion (PDF). Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co. pp. 4, 45, 233, 274, 301, 309, 326, 351, 378, 409, 1647–1648. ASIN B01BUFJ76Q. Retrieved August 8, 2015. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Federal Publishing Company (1908). Military Affairs and Regimental Histories of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, And Delaware (PDF). The Union Army: A History of Military Affairs in the Loyal States, 1861–65 – Records of the Regiments in the Union army – Cyclopedia of battles – Memoirs of Commanders and Soldiers. Vol. I. Madison, WI: Federal Publishing Company. pp. 128–129. OCLC 694018100. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Lewis, Thomas A. (1991) [1988]. The Guns of Cedar Creek (pdf) (Dell Paperback 1991 ed.). New York, NY: Dell. pp. 141–142. ISBN 978-0-440-50414-6. LCCN 87046153. OCLC 24338344. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- Peck, Theodore Safford (1892). Revised Roster of Vermont Volunteers and lists of Vermonters Who Served in the Army and Navy of the United States During the War of the Rebellion, 1861-66 (pdf). Montpelier, VT: Press of the Watchman Publishing Co. pp. 225, 741. LCCN 02016124. Retrieved November 25, 2015.} This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- "1st Vermont Volunteer Cavalry Regiment". The Civil War in the East. 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- "Battle Unit Details, 1st Regiment, Vermont Cavalry". nps.gov. U.S. National Park Service. January 19, 2007. Retrieved May 13, 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Vermont in the Civil War (2004). "1st Vermont Cavalry". vermontcivilwar.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- "Frederick A. Lyon". www.mohconvention.com. November 20, 2018. Archived from the original on November 20, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- U.S. Army Center of Military History (December 14, 2007). "Medal of Honor Recipients – Civil War (A-L)". history.army.mil. Archived from the original on December 14, 2007. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- "Medal of Honor Recipient". Congressional Medal of Honor Society. November 26, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- "Hall of Valor: The Military Medals Database". The Hall of Valor Project. Sightline Media Group. 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
External links
edit- "Frederick A. Lyon". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
- Vermont in the Civil War Archived 2013-12-27 at the Wayback Machine
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