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Title: Soldier will receive MOH, 151 years after his death at the Battle of Gettysburg
Post by: emike123 on August 26, 2014, 11:13:46 PM

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2014/0826/Obama-to-award-Medal-of-Honor-for-a-heroic-stand-during-the-Civil-War

Title: Re: Soldier will receive MOH, 151 years after his death at the Battle of Gettysburg
Post by: CarlS on August 27, 2014, 12:54:04 AM

Very cool.  Thanks for sharing.  Another article on the same topic:
      http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/26/us/medal-of-honor-gettysburg-hero/index.html?hpt=hp_c3

Title: Re: Soldier will receive MOH, 151 years after his death at the Battle of Gettysburg
Post by: emike123 on August 27, 2014, 10:54:13 AM

Last year I read this book:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Artillery-Gettysburg-Bradley-Gottfried/dp/1581826230

and gained a new appreciation for the role of artillery at Gettysburg.  We always hear of the major infantry movements, but the artillery role, except for the bombardment preceding Pickett's Charge, gets short shrift.  The information in this book, and it talks of Cushing too of course, was really interesting to me.

Title: Re: Soldier will receive MOH, 151 years after his death at the Battle of Gettysburg
Post by: divedigger on August 29, 2014, 04:21:36 PM

His brother was William B. Cushing, my personal hero, well known for daring exploits on the water, also referred to as Lincolns Commando. I guess fearlessness runs in the family.