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

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

Jun 07 , 2026

Infidel Co.

Alonzo Cushing lay drenched in blood, a hole torn through his abdomen, the iron scent of death thick in the air. Around him, cannon roared, Union lines faltered, Confederate soldiers pressed hard. ...

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Alonzo Cushing's Medal of Honor and Gettysburg Final Stand

Alonzo Cushing's Medal of Honor and Gettysburg Final Stand

May 30 , 2026

Infidel Co.

Alonzo Cushing’s final stand was not just a fight against Confederate forces. It was a war waged inside a young man bent on holding the line—even as death bled through his shattered body. Amid the ...

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Alonzo Cushing's Last Stand on Gettysburg's Cemetery Ridge

Alonzo Cushing's Last Stand on Gettysburg's Cemetery Ridge

May 29 , 2026

Infidel Co.

Blood and smoke choke the dawn over Cemetery Ridge. The air is thick with dirt, gunpowder, and desperate men. Amidst the crashing hail of Pickett’s Charge, a single artillery officer stands—a batte...

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Alonzo Cushing's Gettysburg Sacrifice and Medal of Honor

Alonzo Cushing's Gettysburg Sacrifice and Medal of Honor

May 20 , 2026

Infidel Co.

Alonzo Cushing knelt amid the thundering roar of Irishtown Ridge, cannon smoke choking the air, blood slick beneath his trembling hands. The Confederate assault crashed like a tidal wave, yet he st...

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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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