U.S. Army
Alphonso M. Lunt
ConflictCivil War
Year of Action1864
Unit/CommandCompany F, 38th Massachusetts Infantry
BirthplaceBerwick, Maine
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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