I first reported on this back on March 6th. This is from the March 16th Buffalo News.
Alonzo Cushing was born in Delafield, Wisconsin, but his family moved to Fredonia, New York, when he was six. he and his three brothers, all of whom served in the Union's military. It was the people of Wisconsin, however, who began lobbying for him to receive a Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Gettysburg, July 3, 1863.
He will become the 33rd Civil War veteran to receive the honor posthumously and the 3448th altogether.
Alonzo's grandfather, Zattu Cushing, was the first to settle in what would become the Town of Pomfret, which today is called Fredonia.
In June 2006, a monument to Alonzo Cushing, containing a photo and his biography, was dedicated by students of Fredonia High School in the southwest corner of the Pioneer Cemetery. teachers and students continue to maintain it even today.
His brother William Cushing, perhaps better known for his naval exploits, including the sinking of the ironclad CSS Albemarle, was honored back in the 1860s with a monument next to the Fredonia (always makes me think of a Marx Brothers movie) Village Hall.
I Still Think William Should Be Next in Line for the MoH. --B-Runner
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