Isaac Gause

Isaac Gause
circa 1908 photo
Born	December 9, 1843 Trumbull County, Ohio
Died	April 23, 1920 (aged 76)
Place of burial	Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States of America Union
Service/branch	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1861 - 1865
Rank	Sergeant
Unit	Company E, 2nd Ohio Cavalry
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

• List of Medal of Honor recipients
• List of Jewish Medal of Honor recipients
• List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: G–L

References

• "The United States Army Center of Military History, Civil War Medal of Honor recipients (A-L)". Retrieved 2008-08-09.

• "Isaac Gause". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. Retrieved 2009-01-07.