Same source as last post.
When Pickett's Charge finally reached the famed "copse of trees" on Cemetery Ridge, Union canister continued blowing holes in their ranks. 1st Lt. Alonzo Cushing commanded one of the Federal batteries there.
He received a severe abdomen wound and two of his guns were knocked out. Even so, he refused to be taken off the field and kept his men firing at the advancing Confederates. Later, he was hit in the mouth by a Minie ball bullet and was killed.
One hundred and fifty-one years after the battle, he would receive his Medal of Honor from President Obama.
Personally, I think that Alonzo Cushing's brother, Navy Lt. William Cushing should also receive one for his daring deeds, including sinking the feared Confederate ironclad CSS Albemarle with a small steam launch.
--Old Secesh
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