Fredonia in Chautauqua County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Alonzo Hereford Cushing

Brevet Lt. Col.

— Battery A — 4th U.S. Artillery —

Alonzo Hereford Cushing Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 12, 2019

1. Alonzo Hereford Cushing Marker

Inscription. Resident of Fredonia, NY who graduated from Wet Point in June of 1861 and died defending "The Angle" at The Battle of Gettysburg on July 3, 1863. Grandson of Town of Pomfret founder Judge Zattu Cushing

"Faithful unto death"

Awarded the Medal of Honor on November 6, 2014 by President Barack Obama

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #44 Barack Obama, and the Medal of Honor Recipients series lists.

Location. 42° 26.582′ N, 79° 19.59′ W. Memorial is in Fredonia, New York, in Chautauqua County. It is on East Main Street (Route 20) east of Cleveland Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 113 East Main Street, Fredonia NY 14063, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

and in the Southern Tier.

It is also in the American Northeast,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Alonzo Cushing (here, next to this marker); The Pioneer Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); Seth Cole (a few steps from this marker); Celia (Celea) Cole (a few steps from this marker); Dr. Squire White (within shouting distance of this marker); Hezekiah Barker

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas Abell Sr. (within shouting distance of this marker); Elijah Risley Sr. (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fredonia.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 12, 2019

2. Alonzo Hereford Cushing Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 709 times since then and 32 times this year. Last updated on December 27, 2021, by Alexander Erwin of East Patchogue, New York. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 15, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.