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Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Quartermaster Sergeant

    Division:

    9th New York Cavalry

    Action Date:

    September 19, 1864

    Date of Issue: August 20, 1894

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Quartermaster Sergeant Joel H. Lyman, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 19 September 1864, while serving with Company B, 9th New York Cavalry, in action at Winchester, Virginia. In an attempt to capture a Confederate flag Quartermaster Sergeant Lyman captured one of the enemy’s officers and brought him within the lines.