Title
Document Type
Opinion
Publication Date
11-6-2014
Department 1
Civil War Era Studies
Department 2
History
Abstract
It has taken one hundred and fifty-one years, but finally, 1st Lt. Alonzo H. Cushing is getting his due - which in this case is the Congressional Medal of Honor.
In a ceremony today at the White House, President Obama will award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Cushing "for conspicuous gallantry... while serving as commanding officer of Battery A, 4th United States Artillery, Artillery Brigade, 2nd Corps, Army of the Potomac during combat operations in the vicinity of Cemetery Ridge, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on July 3, 1863." [excerpt]
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Recommended Citation
Guelzo, Allen C. "Valor Finally Honored." Gettysburg Times (November 6, 2014).
Required Publisher's Statement
Original version is available from the Gettysburg Times at: http://www.gettysburgtimes.com/opinion/staff_columns/article_bdf7f606-efc4-58b4-8fb0-b1a382509a71.html