Alphonso Lunt (September 6, 1837 – December 18, 1917) was a

sergeant Sergeant (abbreviated to Sgt. and capitalized when used as a named person's title) is a rank in many uniformed organizations, principally military and policing forces. The alternative spelling, ''serjeant'', is used in The Rifles and other uni ...

in the Union Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions at the First Battle of Lexington during the American Civil War.

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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.

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* 1837 births 1917 deaths United States Army Medal of Honor recipients Union Army soldiers People of Maine in the American Civil War People from Berwick, Maine American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor {{US-army-bio-stub

Medal of Honor citation

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