Alphonso M. Lunt

Infobox Military Person
name= Alphonso Lunt
born= birth date|1837|9|06
died=
placeofbirth= Berwick, Maine
placeofdeath=
placeofburial=


caption Alphonso Lunt, Medal of Honor recipient
nickname=
allegiance= United States of America Union
branch= United States Army Union Army
serviceyears=
rank= Sergeant
commands=
unit= Company F, 38th Massachusetts Infantry
battles= American Civil War
awards= Medal of Honor
laterwork=
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Alphonso Lunt was a Sergeant in the Union Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the American Civil War.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company F, 38th Massachusetts Infantry. Place and date: At Opequan Creek, Va., September 19, 1864. Entered service at: Cambridge, Mass. 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.

ee also

*List of Medal of Honor recipients
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References

*cite web
accessdate=2008-03-13
url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwaral.html
title = "ALPHONSO M. LUNT" entry
work = Medal of Honor Recipients: American Civil War
date = July 16, 2007
publisher= Center of Military History (CMH), United States Army

External links

*findagrave|6820281 Retrieved on 2008-07-02

Persondata
NAME= Alphonso Lunt
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION= American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
DATE OF BIRTH= September 6, 1837
PLACE OF BIRTH= Berwick, Maine
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=