Alonzo Cushing
Alonzo Hereford Cushing (19 Januari 1841 – 3 Juli 1863) adalah seorang perwira artileri dalam Union Army pada Perang Saudara Amerika. Ia tewas dalam tugas saat Pertempuran Gettysburg saat mempertahankan posisi Union di Cemetery Ridge melawan Pickett's Charge. Pada 2013, 150 tahun usai kematian Cushing, ia dinominasikan untuk Medal of Honor. Nominasi tersebut disepakati oleh Kongres Amerika Serikat, dan dikirim untuk ditinjau oleh Kementerian Pertahanan dan Presiden.[1][2][3]
| Alonzo H. Cushing | |
|---|---|
 Alonzo Cushing | |
| Lahir | 19 Januari 1841 Delafield, Wisconsin |
| Meninggal | 3 Juli 1863 (umur 22) Cemetery Ridge, dekat Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
| Dikebumikan | West Point Cemetery, West Point, New York |
| Pengabdian | Amerika Serikat |
| Dinas/cabang | Angkatan Darat Amerika Serikat Union Army |
| Lama dinas | 1861–1863 |
| Pangkat |  Letnan Satu Brevet Letnan Kolonel |
| Komandan | 4th U.S. Light Artillery, Battery A |
| Perang/pertempuran | Perang Saudara Amerika |
| Penghargaan | Medal of Honor |
| Hubungan | William B. Cushing (saudara) Howard B. Cushing (saudara) |
Pada 26 Agustus 2014, Gedung Putih mengumumkan bahwa ia akan secara anumerta dianugerahi Medal of Honor, dengan Presiden Obama memimpin upacara peresmian pada 6 November 2014. Helen Bird Loring Ensign, salah seorang sepupunya, menerima medali tersebut mewakili Cushing, karena Cushing tak meninggalkan keturunan langsung.[4][5]
Catatan
sunting- ^ Jones, Meg (2013-12-24). "Decades-long quest to honor Civil War hero Alonzo Cushing nears success". Jsonline.com. Diakses tanggal 2014-08-27.
- ^ Civil War hero on track to receive Medal of Honor, latimes.com; accessed November 6, 2014.
- ^ Medal of Honor for Civil War hero, Lt. Alonzo Cushing, washingtontimes.com; November 5, 2014; accessed November 7, 2014.
- ^ Phil Gast (August 26, 2014). "151 years later, Medal of Honor for hero at Gettysburg". CNN. Diakses tanggal August 25, 2014.
- ^ Medal of Honor ceremony, c-span.org; accessed November 6, 2014.
Referensi
sunting- Brown, Kent Masterson. Cushing of Gettysburg. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1993; ISBN 0-8131-1837-9.
Further reading
sunting- Fuger, Frederick. 1908. "Cushing's Battery at Gettysburg". Journal of the Military Service Institution of the United States. p. 41.
- Haight, Theron Wilber. Three Wisconsin Cushings: A Sketch of the Lives of Howard B., Alonzo H. and William B. Cushing, Children of a Pioneer Family of Waukesha County, Wisconsin. Madison: Wisconsin History Commission, 1910. OCLC 632733137.
- Langworthy, Todd. The Cushing Boys of Fredonia: Soldiers of the Civil War. [S.l: s.n.], 2009. OCLC 841166432
- "Winning a Battle to Honor a Civil War Hero", New York Times, June 11, 2010; accessed November 7, 2014.
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