House approves WI reps’ measure to honor Civil War hero

By M.D. Kittle | Wisconsin Reporter

MADISON – Two Wisconsin congressmen from different sides of the aisle have won a major victory in their campaign to award a Civil War hero with the Congressional Medal of Honor.

An amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act authored by U.S. Reps. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, and Jim Sensenbrenner, R- Menomonee Falls, passed Friday in the House.

The measure would posthumously award Lt. Alonzo Cushing, a Wisconsin born Civil War hero killed at Gettysburg, with the prestigious medal.

“When it comes to honoring war heroes, it is never too late to do the right thing,” Kind said in a statement.

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