PVT. WILLIAM H. LONGSHORE MEMORIAL STONE
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Listing Details
Type of Memorial: Cemetery Stones
Access: Cemetery
Wars Commemorated: CIVIL WAR
Photograph By: THOMAS ONIONS
Submitted By: COURTESY OF HMdb.org
PVT. LONGSHORE RECEIVED HIS MEDAL OF HONOR FOR BEING PART OF THE “FORLORN HOPE” IN THE BATTLE OF VICKSBURG. A “FORLORN HOPE” IS A BAND OF SOLDIERS OR OTHER COMBATANTS CHOSEN TO TAKE THE LEADING PART IN A MILITARY OPERATION SUCH AS AN ASSAULT ON A DEFENDED POSITION WHERE THE RISK OF CASUALTIES IS HIGH.
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