Medal of Honor for Gettysburg hero
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Alonzo Cushing in a military academy graduation photo dated 1861.
President Obama awarded the Civil War artillery officer the Medal of Honor, the highest U.S. award for bravery, Nov. 6, 2014, 151 years after Cushing was killed at the Battle of Gettysburg. Cushing was the commander of an Army artillery battery July 3, 1863.
Civil War hero receives Medal of Honor
President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama arrive to present the Medal of Honor to Army 1st Lt. Alonzo Cushing for conspicuous gallantry at the White House in Washington Nov. 6, 2014.
Civil War hero receives Medal of Honor
President Obama speaks during a Medal of Honor ceremony for Army 1st Lt. Alonzo H. Cushing in the Roosevelt Room of the White House Nov. 6, 2014, in Washington.
Mr. Obama presented the award posthumously to Cushing for his actions during combat operations in the vicinity of Cemetery Ridge, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 3, 1863.
Civil War hero receives Medal of Honor
An Army officer holds the Medal of Honor before President Obama presents it posthumously Nov. 6, 2014, in a White House ceremony to U.S. Army 1st Lt. Alonzo H. Cushing for heroism during the Battle of Gettysburg in the Civil War.
The award was given to Cushing's relative, Helen Loring Ensign, of Palm Desert, California. The Medal of Honor, the highest U.S. award for bravery, was awarded to Cushing 151 years after he was killed at Gettysburg, a turning point of the Civil War.
Civil War hero receives Medal of Honor
President Obama and Helen Loring Ensign, left, of Palm Desert, California, listen to a recitation of Army 1st Lt. Alonzo H. Cushing's heroic story during a ceremony in the Roosevelt Room of the White House Nov. 6, 2014, in Washington before Loring received the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry on Cushing's behalf.
Mr. Obama presented the award posthumously to Cushing, who served as commanding officer of Battery A, 4th United States Artillery, Artillery Brigade, 2nd Corps, Army of the Potomac, for his actions during combat operations in the vicinity of Cemetery Ridge, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 3, 1863.
Civil War hero receives Medal of Honor
President Obama stands with Helen Loring Ensign, of Palm Desert, California, in the Civil War, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Nov. 6, 2014, before presenting her with the posthumous Medal of Honor given to her relative, U.S. Army 1st Lt. Alonzo H. Cushing, for heroism during the Battle of Gettysburg.
The Medal of Honor, the highest U.S. award for bravery, was awarded to Cushing, the commander of an Army artillery battery, 151 years after he was killed at Gettysburg, a turning point of the Civil War.
Civil War hero receives Medal of Honor
President Obama poses after presenting the Medal of Honor, awarded posthumously to U.S. Army 1st Lt. Alonzo H. Cushing for heroism during the Battle of Gettysburg in the Civil War, to his relative, Helen Loring Ensign, of Palm Desert, California, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington Nov. 6, 2014.
Civil War hero receives Medal of Honor
The gravestone of U.S. Army 1st Lt. Alonzo Cushing is seen at West Point Cemetery in New York Aug. 25, 2014.
Cushing was the commander of an Army artillery battery July 3, 1863, at Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania.