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Isaac Gause

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Isaac Gause
Medal of Honor winner Isaac Gause c1908
Born(1843-12-09)December 9, 1843
Trumbull County, Ohio, US
DiedApril 23, 1920(1920-04-23) (aged 76)
Place of burial
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
Service / branchUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1861 - 1865
RankSergeant
UnitCompany E, 2nd Ohio Volunteer Cavalry Regiment
Battles / warsAmerican Civil War
AwardsMedal of Honor

Isaac Gause (December 9, 1843 – April 23, 1920) was a corporal in Union Army during the American Civil War and a recipient of the highest military decoration for valor in combat, the Medal of Honor, for having distinguished himself near Berryville, Virginia, on September 13, 1864.

Medal of Honor citation

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Gause's Medal of Honor

Citation:

Capture of the colors of the 8th South Carolina Infantry while engaged in a reconnaissance along the Berryville and Winchester Pike.

Publications

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Grave at Arlington National Cemetery
  • Gause, Isaac (1908). Four years with five armies: Army of the frontier, Army of the Potomac, Army of the Missouri, Army of the Ohio, Army of the Shenandoah. New York: Neale Publishing.

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