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Cyrus B. Lower — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score1001057th out of 4480

Number of Medals2

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1022193 of 4480

U.S. Army#443of 2016

Infantry#417of 1502

American Civil War:#2of 21

Battle of Carnifex Ferry#1of 1

Battle of Antietam#2of 32

Battle of the Wilderness#1of 26

Cyrus B. Lower

Corporal, U.S. Army

American Civil War:Battle of Carnifex FerryBattle of AntietamBattle of the Wilderness

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor
Civil War Campaign Medal

Ribbon Rack

Biography

Cyrus Benson Lower was a United States soldier who fought with the Union Army during the American Civil War as a private in the 13th Pennsylvania Reserve Regiment. He received his nation's highest award for valor, the U.S. Medal of Honor, for his display of gallantry during the Battle of the Wilderness on May 7, 1864, and afterward when he rejoined his regiment after having been wounded in action and held as a prisoner of war by Confederate States Army troops. That award was conferred on July 20, 1887.

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Score Breakdown

Medal of Honor(base 100)

+100

Heroic Score100 pts