Accession #: 1983.004.

Donor: Cindy Pulnifer Phelps

Charles D. Lyon entered the service in Company A, 3rd (Michigan Volunteers) Infantry as a Second Lieutenant. He was later commissioned as First Lieutenant. He eventually became Captain of Company K, and resigned from military duty because of medical reasons on October 25, 1862.

Mainly composed of Lyon’s medical records, also included records such as leave of absence papers, financial records, personal correspondences and a will of some sort. An envelope mailed from Washington has also been maintained with the collection.