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This undated photo provided by the Wisconsin Historical Society shows First Lt. Alonzo H. Cushing. President Barack Obama is bestowing the nation’s highest military honor on the Union Army officer who was killed more than 150 years ago in the Battle of Gettysburg. Cushing died in July 1863 while standing his ground against Pickett’s Charge. (AP Photo/Wisconsin Historical Society)

Civil War’s 1st Lt. Alonzo Cushing to get Medal of Honor from Obama

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Alonzo Hersford Cushing was an artillery officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He died at the Battle of Gettysburg while defending the Union position on Cemetery Ridge against Pickett's Charge, for which he earned the Medal of Honor 147 years after his death.

TIMELESS: Medal of Honor approved for Civil War and Vietnam veterans

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times