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COL Cyrus Sears

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COL Cyrus Sears

Birth
Meredith, Delaware County, New York, USA
Death
30 Nov 1909 (aged 77)
Harpster, Wyandot County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County, Ohio, USA
Plot
Section T, Lot 46
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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Colonel in the Union Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor as a First Lieutenant in the Ohio Light Artillery, 11th Battery for action on September 19, 1862 at Iuka, Mississippi. His citation reads "Although severely wounded, fought his battery until the cannoneers and horses were nearly all killed or wounded."
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Colonel in the Union Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor as a First Lieutenant in the Ohio Light Artillery, 11th Battery for action on September 19, 1862 at Iuka, Mississippi. His citation reads "Although severely wounded, fought his battery until the cannoneers and horses were nearly all killed or wounded."

Bio by: Don Morfe

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MEDAL OF HONOR
LT. COL 49 REG USCP
CIVIL WAR

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Don Morfe
  • Added: Feb 21, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8423892/cyrus-sears: accessed ), memorial page for COL Cyrus Sears (10 Mar 1832–30 Nov 1909), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8423892, citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.