Civil War veteran; he enlisted for the Union as a Private in Company A, 149th Pennsylvania Infantry. He was a native of Tioga County, Pennsylvania. His brother John Lyon, also of Tioga County, enlisted as a Private in the same company. On August 21, 1864, the two brothers were captured at the Weldon Railroad. His brother Pvt. John Lyon died at the Salisbury Confederate Prison at Salisbury, North Carolina, on November 21, 1864. Six weeks later, on January 16, 1865, Pvt. Augustus Lyon died at the same prison.
Civil War veteran; he enlisted for the Union as a Private in Company A, 149th Pennsylvania Infantry. He was a native of Tioga County, Pennsylvania. His brother John Lyon, also of Tioga County, enlisted as a Private in the same company. On August 21, 1864, the two brothers were captured at the Weldon Railroad. His brother Pvt. John Lyon died at the Salisbury Confederate Prison at Salisbury, North Carolina, on November 21, 1864. Six weeks later, on January 16, 1865, Pvt. Augustus Lyon died at the same prison.
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