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title	:	Cushing of Gettysburg : The Story of a Union Artillery Commander
author	:	Brown, Kent Masterson.
publisher	:	University Press of Kentucky
isbn10 | asin	:	0813109531
print isbn13	:	9780813109534
ebook isbn13	:	9780813170701
language	:	English
subject	Gettysburg (Pa.), Battle of, 1863, Cushing, Alonzo Hersford,--1841-1863, Soldiers--United States--Biography, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Artillery operations, United States.--Army--Artillery--Biography.
publication date	:	1993
lcc	:	E475.53.B85 1993eb
ddc	:	973.7/349
subject	:	Gettysburg (Pa.), Battle of, 1863, Cushing, Alonzo Hersford,--1841-1863, Soldiers--United States--Biography, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Artillery operations, United States.--Army--Artillery--Biography.

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Page iii Cushing of Gettysburg The Story of a Union Artillery Commander Kent Masterson Brown

Page iv Publication of this volume was made possible in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Copyright 1993 by The University Press of Kentucky Scholarly publisher for the Commonwealth, serving Bellarmine College, Berea College, Centre College of Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky University, The Filson Club Historical Society, Georgetown College, Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky State University, Morehead State University, Murray State University, Northern Kentucky University, Transylvania University, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, and Western Kentucky University. All rights reserved Editorial and Sales Offices: The University Press of Kentucky 663 South Limestone Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40508-4008 02 01 00 99 98 5 4 3 2 1 Frontispiece: Cadet Alonzo Hereford Cushing, c. May 1861, in the furlough uniform of a West Point Cadet. On the forage cap is a wreath bearing the letters "U.S.M.A." Alonzo had the photograph taken for his mother and brother William. Wisconsin Historical Society. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Brown, Kent Masterson, 1949 Cushing of Gettysburg : the story of a Union artillery commander. Kent Masterson Brown p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 0-8131-1837-9 (alk. paper) 1. Gettysburg (Pa.), Battle of, 1863. 2. Cushing, Alonzo Hereford, 18411863. 3. SoldiersUnited StatesBiography. 4. United States HistoryCivil War, 18611865Artillery operations. 5. United States. ArmyArtilleryBiography. I. Title. E475.53.B85 1993 973.7'349dc20 93-19602 ISBN 0-8131-0953-1 (alk. paper, pbk.) This book is printed on acid-free recycled paper meeting the requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials. Manufactured in the United States of America

Page v To Capt. Henry Pell Brown, Sr., AUS (19171972) 636 Tank Destroyer Battalion (Oran, Tunisia, Salerno, Anzio, Rapido River, Monte Casino, Rome, Southern France) A heroic artilleryman and a wonderful father ... I will always remember DOC

Page vii Contents List of Maps ix Acknowledgments xi Prologue: "In the Midst of Life We Are in Death" 1 1. "His Mother Is Poor but Highly Committed" 7 2. "I Am Boning Everything" 30 3. "I Fancy I Did Some of the Prettiest Firing" 54 4. "It Was the Grandest Sight" 75 5. "My God! We Must Get Out of This!" 100 6. "The Army Is Extremely Disgusted" 131 7. "The Elements Are at War with the Army" 157 8. "Forward into Battery!" 187 9. "By Hand to the Front!" 222 Epilogue: "Faithful until Death" 258 Appendix: Roster, Battery A, 4th U.S. Artillery 264 Notes 268 Bibliography 303 Index 314 [Illustrations Follow Pages 26 and 186]

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