Alonzo Cushing at Gettysburg
Video: War Department
In this War Department™ episode, Garry Adelman and Sam Smith of the Civil War Trust are joined by Wayne Motts of the National Civil War Museum, in Harrisburg, Pa., as they share the incredible story of Alonzo H. Cushing at the Battle of Gettysburg. Bearing with them Cushing's bloodstained leather belt, the trio revisits the spot where Cushing fell at the height of Pickett's Charge on July 3, 1863.
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Battle Facts
Adams County, PA | July 1, 1863
Result: Union Victory
Estimated Casualties
51,112
Union
23,049
23,049
Confed.
28,063
28,063