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Alonzo Hereford Cushing (January 19, 1841 – July 3, 1863) was an artillery officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.He was killed in action during the Battle of Gettysburg while defending the Union position on Cemetery Ridge against Pickett's Charge.
Cushing saw action during the Battle of Hampton Roads and at Fort Fisher, [3] among many others. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1862, and to commander in 1872. [4] Two of his brothers died in uniform, Alonzo H. Cushing in the Battle of Gettysburg, for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor, [5] and Howard B. Cushing, while fighting the Chiricahua Apaches in 1871. [6]
Brown, Kent M. Cushing of Gettysburg: The Story of a Union Artillery Commander (Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky), 1993. ISBN 0-8131-1837-9; Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion (Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co.), 1908. Attribution. This article contains text from a text now in the public domain: Dyer, Frederick H ...
The Alonzo Cushing Marker indicates the "spot where Lt. Alonzo Cushing was mortally wounded" [4] [5] The 1887 Lewis A. Armistead Marker [ 6 ] marks the spot where Confederate General Lewis Armistead placed his hand on a Union cannon before collapsing with mortal wounds. [ 7 ]
Cushing belonged to a family which won deserved renown throughout the Civil War. One brother, William Barker Cushing, was known for his defeat of a Confederate ironclad, the CSS Albemarle; another, Alonzo Cushing, died at his post of duty on the battlefield of Gettysburg in the Union Army earning him a belated (2014) Medal of Honor. [4]
Füger's five-year enlistment was set to expire in 1861 when Confederate forces fired during the Battle of Fort Sumter, the first engagement of the American Civil War. He reenlisted and was promoted to 1st sergeant of Battery A, 4th U.S. Artillery under the command of Lt. Alonzo Cushing.
The Medal of Honor was created during the American Civil War in 1862. ... Alonzo H. Cushing * First Lieutenant: Battery A, 4th U.S. Light Artillery: July 3, 1863
Smith's wait, caused by a missing battle report, was the longest delay of the award for any recipient, until November 6, 2014, when President Obama awarded the Medal of Honor to Union Army First Lieutenant Alonzo Cushing for his actions at the Battle of Gettysburg, taking the longest delay of the award to 151 years.