Isaac Gause

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.

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
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
Service/branchUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1861 - 1865
RankSergeant
UnitOhio Company E, 2nd Ohio Volunteer Cavalry Regiment
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War
AwardsMedal of Honor

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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