Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
Edward
Lyons
Gilligan
April 18, 1843

–

April 2, 1922

Cemetery:

Oxford Cemetery

Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    First Sergeant

    Division:

    88th Pennsylvania Infantry

    Action Date:

    July 1, 1863
    Date of Issue: April 30, 1892

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to First Sergeant Edward Lyons Gilligan, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 1 July 1863, while serving with Company E, 88th Pennsylvania Infantry, in action at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. First Sergeant Gilligan assisted in the capture of a Confederate flag by knocking down the color sergeant.