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Isaac Gause

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Isaac Gause
circa 1908 photo
Born(1843-12-09)December 9, 1843
Trumbull County, Ohio
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 Cavalry
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

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

  • 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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