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Cushing of Gettysburg

The Story of a Union Artillery Commander

by Kent Masterson Brown
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This Civil War biography chronicles the life of the brave Union artillery officer who refused to retreat from Pickett’s Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Lieutenant Alonzo Hereford Cushing may be the most famous lieutenant to be killed during the Civil War. Two years out of West Point, the young artillery officer commanded Battery A of the 4th US Artillery at Gettysburg. Despite severe wounds, Cushing defended his position at Cemetery Ridge against the fearsome Confederate infantry assault.
The story of Cushing’s heroic final moments were witnessed and recorded by a battlefield correspondent for The New York Times, who said “the gallantry of this officer is beyond praise.” In 2014, President Barak Obama awarded Cushing a posthumous Medal of Honor. In this biography, Kent Brown presents a lively narrative based on extensive research, including a cache of Cushing’s letters.

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    May 28, 2014

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      • ISBN: 9780813146065

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      • ISBN: 9780813146065
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    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      October 15, 1993
      Barely two years after he graduated from West Point, Capt. Alonzo Cushing's life and military career ended at Gettysburg in the defense of Cemetery Ridge against Pickett's Charge. The self-sacrifice of the youthful Cushing's final acts secured his enduring fame as a tragic hero of the Civil War, but his short life, so abruptly ended, provides only modest raw material for his biographer, who founded The Civil War magazine and is chair of the Gettysburg National Military Park Advisory Commission. Not surprisingly, Brown's well-documented effort is as much a study of Cushing's family history and the Army of the Potomac's early campaigns as it is of Cushing himself. However, this fine piece of Civil War scholarship is the first full-length narrative of Cushing's life. Essential for all libraries with an interest in the Battle of Gettysburg.-- Lawrence E. Ellis, Newberry Coll., S.C.

      Copyright 1993 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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