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Alonzo Hersford Cushing (January 19, 1841 – July 3, 1863) was an artillery officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He died at the Battle of Gettysburg while defending the Union position on Cemetery Ridge against Pickett's Charge. Action was undertaken to award him the Medal of Honor; more than 150 years after his death, the nomination was approved by the United States Congress, and was sent for review by the Defense Department and the President. On August 26, 2014, the White House announced he would be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, and it was awarded on November 6, 2014.

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  • Alonzo Hersford Cushing (January 19, 1841 – July 3, 1863) was an artillery officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He died at the Battle of Gettysburg while defending the Union position on Cemetery Ridge against Pickett's Charge. Action was undertaken to award him the Medal of Honor; more than 150 years after his death, the nomination was approved by the United States Congress, and was sent for review by the Defense Department and the President. On August 26, 2014, the White House announced he would be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, and it was awarded on November 6, 2014.
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  • 1861(xsd:integer)
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  • 1841-01-19(xsd:date)
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  • Battery A, 4th U.S. Artillery
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  • Cemetery Ridge, near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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  • Alonzo H. Cushing
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  • Alonzo Cushing
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  • Place of burial
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  • Delafield, Wisconsin
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  • 1863-07-03(xsd:date)
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  • 35(xsd:integer)
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Relations
  • Brother William B. Cushing Brother Howard B. Cushing
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  • Alonzo Hersford Cushing (January 19, 1841 – July 3, 1863) was an artillery officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He died at the Battle of Gettysburg while defending the Union position on Cemetery Ridge against Pickett's Charge. Action was undertaken to award him the Medal of Honor; more than 150 years after his death, the nomination was approved by the United States Congress, and was sent for review by the Defense Department and the President. On August 26, 2014, the White House announced he would be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, and it was awarded on November 6, 2014.
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