Alonzo Cushing's Last Stand on Cemetery Ridge at Gettysburg

Alonzo Cushing's Last Stand on Cemetery Ridge at Gettysburg

May 06 , 2026

Infidel Co.

Blood burns through the summer haze over Cemetery Ridge. Alonzo Cushing, barely 25 years old and a lieutenant artillery officer, stands over his cannon. Around him, Union lines buckle beneath relen...

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Alonzo Cushing’s Stand at Gettysburg and His Medal of Honor

Alonzo Cushing’s Stand at Gettysburg and His Medal of Honor

Apr 27 , 2026

Infidel Co.

Alonzo Cushing was buried under a hailstorm of Confederate bullets at Gettysburg, his hand shattered, blood flooding his uniform. Yet the cannon they manned blazed on, thunderous and unyielding. Th...

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William McKinley, Gettysburg Sergeant Who Captured a Confederate Flag

William McKinley, Gettysburg Sergeant Who Captured a Confederate Flag

Apr 09 , 2026

Infidel Co.

William McKinley stood in the maelstrom of gunfire—faces twisted with grit and fear, smoke swallowing the sky. The air was thick with the roar of cannon and the desperate cries of wounded men. In t...

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Alonzo Cushing's Last Stand at Gettysburg and Medal of Honor

Alonzo Cushing's Last Stand at Gettysburg and Medal of Honor

Apr 08 , 2026

Infidel Co.

Alonzo Cushing gripped the cold cannon ramrod as the bullets tore the sky. Blood slicked his fingers, but he ordered the next round fired anyway. Around him, Union lines faltered; artillery crews f...

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Alonzo Cushing's Gettysburg stand and posthumous Medal of Honor

Alonzo Cushing's Gettysburg stand and posthumous Medal of Honor

Feb 06 , 2026

Infidel Co.

Blood burns hot, and the earth drinks it deeper every second. July 3, 1863. The roar of cannon fire shakes the world at Gettysburg. Amidst that hellfire, a young artillery officer refused to fall s...

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Alonzo Cushing's Gettysburg Sacrifice and Medal of Honor

Alonzo Cushing's Gettysburg Sacrifice and Medal of Honor

Feb 05 , 2026

Infidel Co.

The air was thick with smoke and death. Cannonballs ripped the earth to shreds. Men screamed over the roar of shells. Beneath the blood-soaked soil of Gettysburg, a young artillery officer refused ...

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