Nobody doubts the incredible bravery of Lt. Alonzo Cushing’s final stand during Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg on July 3, 1863. Twice wounded, he continued to direct cannon fire against advancing ...

DUNKIRK – McClurg Museum curator John Paul Wolfe may have thrown a Hail Mary pass with little chance of succeeding, but that pass actually defied the odds. Now, a California family with close ties to ...

Civil War veteran 1st Lt. Alonzo H. Cushing will receive the Medal of Honor posthumously for his actions at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863.... After Vetting, Civil War Veteran Approved For Medal Of ...

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama awarded Civil War artillery officer Alonzo Cushing the Medal of Honor, the highest U.S. award for bravery, on Thursday, 151 years after he was killed manning his ...

At an upcoming ceremony, the Medal of Honor will be awarded to 1st Lt. Alonzo H. Cushing, for conspicuous gallantry his actions on the last day of the Battle of Gettysburg during the Civil War. Alonzo ...

Saying it’s “never too late to do the right thing,” President Barack Obama on Thursday posthumously bestowed the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry to First Lt. Alonzo H. Cushing, a veteran of ...

FREDONIA – Church bells rang and “Amazing Grace” was sung at Barker Commons Friday, where residents had gathered for a memorial service for Civil War hero Alonzo Cushing, who died 152 years ago on ...

Descendants of Civil War veteran Lt. Alonzo Cushing want to use the Medal of Honor recently awarded to Cushing to bring the Fredonia native’s bravery to life. “We feel this is very much a medal for ...

A field artilleryman will be awarded the Medal of Honor 147 years after he fought to the death at the battle of Gettysburg during the Civil War. In February, Secretary of the Army John McHugh ...

The president has also approved awarding the Medal of Honor to a long deceased hero of a different war. Army 1st Lieutenant Alonzo Cushing is to be commended for bravery demonstrated on July 3, 1863.

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