Alonzo H. Pickle
Civil War
Sergeant Alonzo Pickle served in the Army for Company B as a member of the Minnesota Infantry Division. Pickle was awarded the Medal of Honor on June 12, 1895 for his actions at Deep Bottom, Virginia. Where on August 14, 1864 he became the symbol of self-sacrifice by voluntarily rushing to the aid of a wounded officer near the line of enemy fire and carried the man to safety.
August 14, 1864
Sergeant Alonzo Pickle served in the Army for Company B as a member of the Minnesota Infantry Division. Pickle was awarded the Medal of Honor on June 12, 1895 for his actions at Deep Bottom, Virginia. Where on August 14, 1864 he became the symbol of self-sacrifice by voluntarily rushing to the aid of a wounded officer near the line of enemy fire and carried the man to safety.
August 14, 1864
