Cyrus Sears
Born: March 10, 1832 at Meredith Township, New York
Home Town: Bucyrus, Ohio
Medal of Honor
American Civil War
U.S. Army
Date of Issue: December 31, 1892
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to First Lieutenant (Field Artillery) Cyrus Sears, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 19 September 1862, while serving with Battery 11, Ohio Light Artillery, in action at Iuka, Mississippi. Although severely wounded, First Lieutenant Sears fought his battery until the cannoneers and horses were nearly all killed or wounded.