Augustus W. Lyon, son of Porter and Elvira (Morse) Lyon, was born on the 21st of March, 1833 in Morgan, Vermont. He attended the district school and Derby Academy. Around 1852 he moved to Massachusetts where for eight years he was engaged in the shoe business. He married on the 12th of July, 1856, Harriet B. Prescott of Oakdale, Massachusetts. She was born in 1833. They had three children:

George A. Lyon was born on the 25th of September, 1858.
Porter E. Lyon was born on the 11th of March, 1867.
Etta E. Lyon was born on the 21st of January, 1869.

Around 1860 Augustus returned to Vermont with his new family and was engaged for a year in a general store. He enlisted in Company D, 3rd regiment of Vermont volunteers, at St Johnsbury, Vermont on April 22, 1861. His personal description at the time of enlistment was 5' 7 1/2" tall, light complexion, blue eyes, and brown hair. He listed his occupation as farmer.

Timeline of Military Career

July 24-26, 1861 - Washington, D.C.
September 3, 1861 - Camp Advance
September 11, 1861 - Skirmish at Lewinsville.
September 25, 1862 - Reconnaissance to Lewinsville.
March 10, 1862 - Moved to Alexandria,
March 23-24, 1862 - Moved to Fortress Monroe, VA.
April 4, 1862 - Action at Young's Mill.
April 5 - May 4, 1862 - Siege of Yorktown
April 16, 1862 - Lee's Mill
May 5, 1862 - Williamsburg. In this battle the third was sent to the right to reinforce General Hancock and joined Hancock's command in its advanced position.
June 25 - July 1, 1862 - Seven Days Battles
June 16, 1862 - Golding's Farm
June 27, 1862 - Garnett's Farm
June 29, 1862 - Savage's Station
June 30, 1862 - White Oak Swamp Bridge
July 1, 1862 - Malvern Hill
July 2 - August 16, 1862 - Harrison's Landing
July 7, 1862 - July 29, 1862 - Augustus was in the hospital (diagnosis not found).
August 16 - August 24, 1862 - Moved to Fortress Monroe and then to Alexandria.
September - October, 1862 - Maryland Campaign.
September 14, 1862 - Crampton's Gap
September 16-17, 1862 - Antietam
September 22, 1862 - Augustus was promoted to 1st Sergeant.
September 26 - October 29, 1862 - Hagerstown, Md.
October 29 - November 19, 1862 - Movement to Falmouth, VA.
December 12-15, 1862 - First Fredericksburg
January - August, 1863 - Augustus was in the hospital at Brattleboro, Vermont.
August 14 - September 13, 1863 - New York City
September 13-17, 1863 - Moved to Alexandria and then to Fairfax Court House.
September 22, 1863 - Culpeper Court House.
October 9 - 22, 1863 - Bristoe Campaign.
November 7-8, 1863 - Advance to the Rappahannock Station.
November 26 - December 2, 1863 - Mine Run Campaign.
December 21, 1863 - Augustus was discharged and then re-enlisted at Brandy Station, Va.
January 3, 1864 - Augustus was granted a 35 day furlough.
May - June, 1864 - Campaign from the Rapidan to the James.
May 5 - 7, 1864 - Battle of the Wilderness. Augustus was among those wounded on the 5th.
May 8 - 12, 1864 - Spotsylvania, VA
May 12 - 21, 1864 - Spotsylvania Court House.
May 23 - 26, 1864 - North Anna River.
May 26 - 28, 1864 - Line of the Pamunkey.
May 28 - 31, 1864 - Battle of Totopotomoy.
June 1- 12, 1864 - Cold Harbor.
June 3, 1864 - Augustus was among those wounded
June 12 -19, 1864 - Petersburg
June 22 - 23, 1864 - Jerusalem Plank Road.
June 29, 1864 - Reams Station.
June 30 -July 9, 1864 - Siege of Petersburg.
July 9 - 11, 1864 - Moved to Washington, D.C.
July 11 - 12, 1864 - Repulse of Early's attack on Fort Stevens.
August 21 - 22, 1864 - Skirmishes near Charlestown, WV.
September 12, 1864 - Gilbert's Ford, Opequan Creek
September 19, 1864 - Battle of Opequan, Winchester, VA
September 21- 22, 1864 - Fisher's Hill.
October 19, 1864 - Cedar Creek. While in battle at Cedar Creek, VA, Augustus was wounded in left arm and left side by fragments of shell from the enemy's guns, fracturing the bone in the arm.
October 19, 1864 - May, 1865 - In the Hospital
November 9, 1864 - Augustus received Commission as 1st Lt. of Co I 3rd Vt Vols.
May 24 - June 2 - Marched to Washington, D.C.
June 8, 1864 - Corps Review
July 11, 1865 - Honorably discharged at Halls Hill, Virginia.
Augustus first wife Harriet died on the 29th of March, 1871. On the 1st of May, 1872, Augustus married Frances J. Clarke, daughter of Giles M. and Susan (Huggins) Clarke. Frances was born on the 12th of September, 1839 in Windsor, Vermont. They had three children:

Frederick Allston Lyon was born on the 9th of February, 1873.
Eugene Auston Lyon was born on the 7th of January, 1878.
Bert Prescott Lyon was born on the 22nd of October, 1879.

Augustus died on Sunday November 21, 1915, at 1:00 A.M. Frances died in 1920.

Contributed by Randall Lyon, Augustus' 2nd Great Grandson.