Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Sergeant Alonzo H. Pickle received the Medal of Honor for his actions on August 14, 1864 in Deep Bottom, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company B, 1st Battlion Minnesota Infantry. Pickle was 21 years old.
The medal was presented on June 12, 1895, 30 years after the action.
Pickle was born on July 2, 1843 in Canada — one of 60 recipients born in Canada. His Medal of Honor is credited to Dover, Olmsted County, Minnesota. Pickle died on May 24, 1925, at the age of 81. He is buried at Home Cemetery in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota.
Pickle is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 45 credited to Minnesota.
Official Medal of Honor citation
At the risk of his life, voluntarily went to the assistance of a wounded officer lying close to the enemy's lines and, under fire, carried him to a place of safety.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
- Buried: Home Cemetery — map
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Timeline
- July 2, 1843Born in Canada
- August 14, 1864Act of valor — Deep Bottom, VirginiaAge 21. Company B, 1st Battlion Minnesota Infantry
- June 12, 1895Medal of Honor presented
- May 24, 1925DiedAge 81.
- Resting placeHome CemeterySleepy Eye, Minnesota
Biography
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.
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