Cushing of Gettysburg: The Story of a Union Artillery Commander - Paperback
Cushing of Gettysburg: The Story of a Union Artillery Commander - Paperback
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by Kent Masterson Brown (Author)
First Lieutenant Cushing was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor by the pPresident of the United States on November 6, 2014, 151 years after his death at the Angle at Gettysburg on July 3, 1863, where he commanded Battery A, Fourth United States Artillery. He is likely the last Civil War soldier to who will be so honored. Although many individuals were involved in the effort to give the Medal of Honor to Cushing, this book, first published in 1993, played a critical role.
Author Biography
KENT MASTERSON BROWN is the creator of the magazine The Civil War. He is the author or editor of several books, including Retreat from Gettysburg: Lee, Logistics, and the Pennsylvania Campaign and Meade at Gettysburg: A Study in Command.
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