Alonzo H. Pickle

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Alonzo H. Pickle
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Pickle, c. 1865
BornJuly 2, 1843 (1843-07-02)
Rank Sergeant
Unit1st Battalion Minnesota Infantry
Battles / wars American Civil War
Awards Medal of Honor

Alonzo H. Pickle (born July 2, 1843) was a Canadian-American [1] soldier and member of the 1st Battalion Minnesota Infantry who fought in the American Civil War and was awarded the Medal of Honor for rescuing a wounded officer from the line of fire during the Second Battle of Deep Bottom. [2] [3] Pickle was a citizen of Minnesota, as his family moved there in 1857.

Alonzo was discharged in 1865, and had four children.

References

  1. ↑ Hoy, Claire (2004). Canadians in the Civil War . McArthur & Company. ISBN   9781552784501.
  2. ↑ "PICKLE, ALONZO H." Congressional Medal of Honor Society. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  3. ↑ History of Olmsted County, Together with Biographical Matter, Statistics, etc. Chicago: H. H. Hill and Company. 1883.


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