,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bajf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bb1 #bjac ,mr4  
,k9d 7= himself & ,mr4 ,s5s5br5n]7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a     
,,bill  ,to au?orize & reque/ !         
,presid5t to aw>d ! ,m$al ( ,honor      
po/hum\sly to ,fir/ ,lieut5ant ,alonzo  
,h4 ,cu%+ = acts ( valor dur+ ! ,civil  
,w>4  #a4 ,f9d+s ,congress makes !      
foll[+ f9d+s3  7#a7 ,alonzo ,h4 ,cu%+ 0 
born 9 ,delafield1 ,wiscons91 on ,janu>y
 #ai1 #ahda4  7#b7 ,alonzo ,h4 ,cu%+    
graduat$ f ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,milit>y     
,academy at ,we/ ,po9t1 ,new ,york1 on  
,june #bd1 #ahfa4  7#c7 ,on ,july #c1   
#ahfc1 ,fir/ ,lieut5ant ,alonzo ,h4     
,cu%+ comm&$ ,batt]y ,a1 #d? ,unit$     
,/ates ,artill]y1 ,army ( ! ,potomac1 9 
! def5se ( ! ,angle on ,cemet]y ,ridge  
dur+ ! ,battle ( ,gettysburg4  7#d7     
,dur+ ! battle1 ,fir/ ,lieut5ant ,alonzo
 ,h4 ,cu%+ 0 %ot multiple times1 b      
refus$ to retreat4  7#e7 ,fir/          

,lieut5ant ,alonzo ,h4 ,cu%+ cont9u$ to 
comm& 8 batt]y until he 0 %ot & kill$4  
7#f7 ,! ,union victory at ! ,battle (   
,gettysburg 0 "o ( ! key turn+ po9ts 9 !
 ,civil ,w>4  7#g7 ,! ,secret>y ( !     
,army & ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se h det]m9$ 
t ! actions ( ,fir/ ,lieut5ant ,alonzo  
,h4 ,cu%+ d m]it ! aw>d ( ! ,m$al (     
,honor4  #b4 ,au?orization = aw>d ( !   
,m$al ( ,honor to ,fir/ ,lieut5ant      
,alonzo ,h4 ,cu%+ = acts ( valor dur+ ! 
,civil ,w>  7a7 ,au?orization ,not)/&+ !
 "t limitations specifi$ 9 section #cgdd
 ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 or   
any o!r "t limitation ) respect to !    
aw>d+ ( c]ta9 m$als to p]sons :o s]v$ 9 
! ,arm$ ,=ces1 ! ,presid5t is au?oriz$ &
 reque/$ to aw>d ! ,m$al ( ,honor "u    
section #cgda ( su* title to !n ,fir/   
,lieut5ant ,alonzo ,h4 ,cu%+ =          
conspicu\s acts ( gallantry &           
intrepidity at ! risk ( life & beyond ! 
call ( duty 9 ! ,civil ,w>1 z describ$ 9
 subsection 7b74  7b7 ,acts ( valor     
describ$ ,! acts ( valor ref]r$ to 9    

subsection 7a7 are ! actions ( !n ,fir/ 
,lieut5ant ,alonzo ,h4 ,cu%+ :ile 9     
comm& ( ,batt]y ,a1 #d? ,unit$ ,/ates   
,artill]y1 ,army ( ! ,potomac1 at       
,gettysburg1 ,p5nsylvania1 on ,july #c1 
#ahfc1 dur+ ! ,am]ican ,civil ,w>4