Alonzo Cushing
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 161 years ago |
| Date of birth | January 19,1841 |
| Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
| Born | Delafield |
| Wisconsin | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | July 3,1863 |
| Died | Cemetery Ridge |
| Pennsylvania | |
| United States | |
| Buried | West Point Cemetery, West Point, New York, United States |
| Years of service | 1861–1863 |
| Battles and wars | American Civil War |
| Battle of Fredericksburg | |
| Battle of Chancellorsville | |
| Battle of Gettysburg | |
| Place of burial | West Point Cemetery, West Point, New York, United States |
| Siblings | William B. Cushing |
| Parents | Mary B. Cushing (Smith) |
| Dr. Milton Buckingham Cushing | |
| Command held | 4th U.S. Light Artillery, Battery A |
| Year of servic | 1861–1863 |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 770640 |
Alonzo Cushing Life story
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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