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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 .
Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 30–November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg December 12–15. At Falmouth, Va., until April 1863. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27–May 6. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1–5. Gettysburg Campaign June 11-July 16. Battle of Gettysburg July 1–3.
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 ]
During the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863, Füger was defending Cemetery Ridge during the Confederate infantry assault known as Pickett's Charge. After Lt. Alonzo Cushing and 2nd Lt. Joseph Milne were mortally wounded, Füger took command of the battery and continued to fire the single remaining gun under the pressure of approaching ...
The main and namesake battle of the campaign was the Battle of Gettysburg, which was fought from July 1 to July 3 in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war and is often described as a turning point of the civil war. The Medal of Honor was awarded to 71 Union ...
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.
On Thursday, Sept. 19, Gettysburg College President Robert Iuliano released a message about the incident on the school's website. "By now, some of you have heard about a student conduct report ...
After the service, two of Buford's staff, Captains Keogh and Wadsworth, escorted his body to West Point, where he was buried alongside fellow Gettysburg hero Lieutenant Alonzo Cushing, who had died defending the "high ground" (Cemetery Ridge) that Buford had chosen. In 1865, a 25-foot obelisk style monument was erected over his grave, financed ...