Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Lt. Alonzo Cushing
Photographed by Craig Swain, February 21, 2009
1. Lt. Alonzo Cushing Marker
Lt. A.H. Cushing
and his 4th U.S. Battery A
by
Col. R. Penn Smith
and his regiment
71st Pa. Vols.
Erected 1887 by The 71st Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 39° 48.79′ N, 77° 14.145′ W. Memorial is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is on Hancock Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Located at the "Angle" on Cemetery Ridge in Gettysburg National Military Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Gettysburg PA 17325, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in South-Central Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Battery A, Fourth U.S. Artillery (here, next to this marker); Brigadier General Lewis Armistead, C.S.A. (a few steps from this marker); Artillery Brigade (a few steps from this marker); The Aftermath (within shouting distance of this marker); 72nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers (within shouting distance of this marker); Defining Moments (within shouting distance of this marker); Death at the Wall (within shouting distance of this marker); Against All Odds (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
Other
this page online
Photographed by Craig Swain, February 21, 2009
2. Lt. Alonzo Cushing Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 6, 2015
3. Cushing's Medal of Honor
More than 150 years after the Battle of Gettysburg, Lt. Alonzo Cushing was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. It is seen here on display at West Point Military Academy, where Cushing graduated in June 1861.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 22, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,695 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 22, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3. submitted on April 6, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
