Civil War Officer and Opelika Resident to Receive Medal of Honor
President Barack Obama is bestowing the nation’s highest military honor on a Union Army officer who was killed more than 150 years ago during the Battle of Gettysburg. First Lt. Alonzo H. Cushing died in July 1863 while standing his ground against Pickett’s Charge. Congress had to grant an exemption for Cushing, since recommendations for a Medal of Honor must…



