{"id":56084,"date":"2014-10-28T11:06:59","date_gmt":"2014-10-28T15:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=56084"},"modified":"2014-10-28T11:06:59","modified_gmt":"2014-10-28T15:06:59","slug":"gettysburg-heros-family-to-receive-medal-of-honor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=56084","title":{"rendered":"Gettysburg hero’s family to receive Medal of Honor"},"content":{"rendered":"

The surviving family of First Lieutenant Alonzo Cushing will be presented with the Medal of Honor at the White House next week for the lieutenant’s actions on the last day of the Battle at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania in the face of the famous Pickett’s Charge, according to the Stars & Stripes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Though he and many of his men were wounded in the Confederate bombardment, Cushing refused to retreat, instead manning the last remaining cannon in his battery. He continued to fire and direct fire until he was shot and killed, and his actions made it possible for the Union Army to successfully repel the assault, according to the White House.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

From the White House<\/a>;<\/p>\n

First Lieutenant Alonzo H. Cushing will receive the Medal of Honor posthumously for his actions 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.<\/p>\n

During Longstreet’s Assault, also known as Pickett’s Charge, First Lieutenant Cushing’s battery took a severe pounding by Confederate artillery. As the Confederate Forces advanced, he manned the only remaining, and serviceable, field piece in his battery. During the advance, he was wounded in the abdomen as well as in the right shoulder. Refusing to evacuate to the rear despite his severe wounds, he directed the operation of his lone field piece continuing to fire. With the Confederate Forces within 100 yards of his position, Cushing was shot and killed during this heroic stand. His actions made it possible for the Union Army to successfully repulse the assault.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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