Touring the Gettysburg Battlefield

Cannons belonging Cushing’s Battery A, 4th United States Artillery at The Angle close to the so called High Water Mark on the Gettysburg... more

by James Brunker

Title

Touring the Gettysburg Battlefield

Artist

James Brunker

Medium

Photograph

Description

Cannons belonging Cushing’s Battery A, 4th United States Artillery at The Angle close to the so called High Water Mark on the Gettysburg Battlefield site. The High Water Mark is the name given to the most advanced point reached by the Confederate Army. First Lieutenant Alonzo Cushing was only 22 years old when he commanded Battery A, which was at the focal point the infantry attack known as Pickett’s Charge on July 3rd. The bombardment preceding the attack left Cushing and many of his men wounded by shell fragments. After being wounded several times he was killed by a bullet that entered his mouth and exited the back of his head. He was eventually awarded the Medal of Honor for acts of bravery above and beyond the call of duty in a White House ceremony on November 6, 2014.

Photograph © James Brunker. Reproduction, transmission or use in any form (print, website, copying and uploading / posting directly to social media sites rather than sharing etc) without prior written permission strictly prohibited.

Uploaded

September 10th, 2018