Forgotten valor: The Civil War officer whose Medal of Honor came 150 years after his death
By: Kevin Lilley, July 3, 2017 (Photo Credit: Army)
Editor's note: This is the first in a series of stories detailing valor awards for service members whose heroism was overlooked at the outset; whose awards were lost, or never received by family members; or whose actions otherwise fell victim to some type of oversight. For more stories of heroism, past and present, visit our searchable Hall of Valor database; the hall's curator, Doug Sterner, assisted in story selection and research.
The man: Army 1st Lt. Alonzo Cushing.
The moment: At Gettysburg on July 3, 1863, Cushing commanded a six-cannon battery on Cemetery Ridge, at what would become the center of Confederate Maj. Gen. George Pickett’s charge.
http://www.militarytimes.com/articles/forgotten-valor-the-civil-war-officer-whose-medal-of-honor-came-150-years-after-his-death
