Alonzo Cushing
Alonzo Hereford Cushing 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. In 2013, 150 years after Cushing's death, he was nominated for the Medal of Honor.
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- Delafield
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- United States Military Academy
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- 🏆 Medal of Honor
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1841
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