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Isaac Gause
Medal of Honor winner Isaac Gause c1908
Born(1843-12-09)December 9, 1843
Trumbull County, Ohio
DiedApril 23, 1920(1920-04-23) (aged 76)
Place of burial
Allegiance United States of America
Union
Service/branch United States Army
Union Army
Years of service1861 - 1865
Rank Sergeant
Unit Ohio Company E, 2nd Ohio Volunteer Cavalry Regiment
Battles/wars American Civil War
Awards Medal 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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