Joel H. Lyman

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Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Joel H. Lyman (May 11, 1845 - May 4, 1922) was a Quartermaster sergeant in the Union Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the American Civil War.

Lyman enlisted in the Army from East Randolph, New York in October 1861. He was wounded at the Third Battle of Winchester, and mustered out the next month.[1] Lyman died on May 4, 1922. He is buried in Randolph Cemetery, New York.[2]

US Medal Of Honor - 1862, United States Army Institute of Heraldry. The original design of the Army Medal of Honor shows the goddess Minerva fending off a symbol of discord. The thirty-four stars surrounding the figures represent the number of states in the Union. (NARA, Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1780's - 1917, RG 94)
US Medal Of Honor - 1862, that he received

Medal of Honor

Rank and organization: Quartermaster Sergeant, Company B, 9th New York Cavalry. Place and date: At Winchester, Va., September 19, 1864. Entered service at: East Randolph, N.Y. Birth: Cattaraugus, N.Y. Date of issue: August 20, 1894.

Citation:

In an attempt to capture a Confederate flag he captured one of the enemy's officers and brought him within the lines.[3]

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