Isaac Gause | |
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![]() Medal of Honor winner Isaac Gause c1908 | |
Born | Trumbull County, Ohio | December 9, 1843
Died | April 23, 1920 76) | (aged
Place of burial | |
Allegiance | United States of America Union |
Service/ | United States Army Union Army |
Years of service | 1861 - 1865 |
Rank | Sergeant |
Unit | ![]() |
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
- Rank and organization: Corporal, Company E, 2nd Ohio Cavalry
- Place and date: Near Berryville, Virginia, September 13, 1864
- Birth: Trumbull County, Ohio
- Date of issue: September 19, 1864
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.
See also
References
- "The United States Army Center of Military History, Civil War Medal of Honor recipients (A-L)". Archived from the original on 2012-09-02. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
- "Isaac Gause". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
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