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Alonzo H. Pickle

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American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
Alonzo H. Pickle
Pickle, c. 1865
BornJuly 2, 1843 (1843-07-02)
RankSergeant
Unit1st Battalion Minnesota Infantry
Battles / warsAmerican Civil War
AwardsMedal of Honor

Alonzo H. Pickle (born July 2, 1843) was a Canadian-American 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. 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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