Edward Lyons Gilligan
Born: April 18, 1843 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Medal of Honor
American Civil War
U.S. Army
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.