Alonzo H. Pickle

Alonzo H. Pickle
Born 1843 (1843)
Rank Sergeant
Unit 1st Battalion Minnesota Infantry
Battles/wars American Civil War
Awards Medal of Honor

Alonzo H. Pickle (b. July 2nd, 1843) was an 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.
  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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