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Tag Archives: Medal of Honor
Wisconsin Civil War hero could get Medal of Honor
by Richard Simon, Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — Alonzo H. Cushing is close to receiving the Medal of Honor, almost 150 years after his heroic actions at the Civil War battle at Gettysburg. A little-noticed provision of a House-approved defense … Continue reading
Posted in Artillery, Gettysburg
Tagged 4th U.S. Artillery, Alonzo Cushing, Andrew Jackson Smith, Bill Clinton, Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Delafield, Frederick Fuger, Gettysburg, Gettysburg National Military Park, Herb Kohl, James Sensenbrenner, John Heiser, John McHugh, La Crosse, Margaret Zerwekh, Medal of Honor, Menomonee Falls, National Park Service, Pickett's Charge, poshumously, Ron Kind, Theodore Roosevelt, William Proxmire, Wisconsin
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On this date in Civil War history: The Great Locomotive Chase - April 12, 1862
Both Union and Confederate troops sabotaged railroads to impede enemy supply and troop transport. The Andrew’s Raid, popularly known as the “Great Locomotive Chase,” was one of the best-known attempts at railroad destruction during the Civil War. The Civil War … Continue reading
Posted in 1862, Battles, Casualties, Railroad, This Date in Civil War History
Tagged 1862, 21st Ohio, 2nd Ohio, 33rd Ohio, Adairsville, Alabama, Alfred Wilson, Alonzo Martin, Andrew's Raid, Anthony Murphy, April, Atlanta, Atlanta Cyclorama at Grant Park, Big Shanty, Calhoun, Cartersville, Chattanooga, Corinth, Daniel Dorsey, Deep South, Don Carlos Buell, E. Jefferson Jeff Cain, E.A. Mason, Edward Henderson, Etowah, Fleming Cox, George Davenport Wilson, Georgia, Great Locomotive Chase, Henry Haney, Huntsville, Jackson Bond, Jacob Parrot, James J. Andrews, John F. Kennedy, John Moorehead Scott, John R. Porter, John Whollan Wollam, Joseph E. Johnston, Kennesaw, Kingston, locomotive, Marietta, Marion Ross, Mark Wood, Martin Hawkins, Medal of Honor, Memphis, Mississippi, Moon's Station, Oostanaula Bridge, Ormsby Mitchel, P.G.T. Beauregard, Peter Bracken, Philip Gephart Perry Shadrack, Resaca, Richmond, Ringgold, Robert Buffum, Samuel Robertson, Samuel Slavens, Shelbyville, Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History, telegraph, Tennessee, The General, The Texas, Virginia, Western & Atlantic Railroad, William A. Fuller, William Bensinger, William Campbell, William Knight, William L. Smith, William Pittinger, William Reddick, Wilson Brown, Yonah
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Graves at Civil War cemetery face being exhumed after 50ft-long sinkhole forces 25 residents to flee their homes
The cemetery holds 20,000 graves including 714 Civil War veterans By CRAIG MACKENZIE, UK Daily Mail A sinkhole that forced the evacuation of 25 residents from their homes has spread to an historic cemetery, threatening dozens of graves. Officials in Allentown, … Continue reading
Posted in Cemeteries
Tagged Allentown, burial ground, Cemetery, Ignatz Gresser, Medal of Honor, Pennsylvania, sinkhole, Union Cemetery, West End Cemetery
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Civil War hero to be honored
The city of Sioux Falls Veterans’ Memorial Park Advisory Board will dedicate a new monument Tuesday in honor of Sgt. Isaac Fry at Veterans’ Memorial Park. The ceremony will begin at 6:30 p.m. followed by a patriotic concert by the … Continue reading
Posted in Commemoration
Tagged Joe Foss, Medal of Honor, Sgt. Isaac Fry, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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