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Edwin Cushing
Born(1830-09-07)September 7, 1830
Staunton, Virginia
DiedDecember 7, 1903(1903-12-07) (aged 73)
Staunton, Virginia

Edwin Merrill "Ned" Cushing (September 7, 1830 – December 7, 1903) was a musician, auctioneer, and coroner in Staunton, Virginia. Cushing was a charter member and first president of the Stonewall Brigade Band.[1][2] He was considered a "veritable encyclopedia" of Staunton's town history.[3] He was a town alderman in 1853, 1854, and 1856.[4]

Early years

Cushing was born on September 7, 1830 to Merrill Cushing and Anne Barnes.[5] He married Betty McCoy, daughter of Judson McCoy.[3]

Stonewall Brigade Band

David Drake and Cushing helped found the Stonewall Brigade Band, recruiting A. J. Turner as its first director.[6][7]

Civil War

Cushing reportedly served as a “most efficient member” of the Confederate commissary department and, at one point, was appointed as an overseer of the poor.[8] The band was in the 5th Virginia Infantry Regiment.

Death

Cushing died of acute pneumonia on December 7, 1903. He is buried in Thornrose Cemetery.

References

  1. ^ https://amp.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/history/2017/10/12/forgotten-folks-stauntons-edwin-cushing-living-encyclopedia-local-history/757704001/
  2. ^ https://www.newsleader.com/story/news/local/history/2017/10/12/forgotten-folks-stauntons-edwin-cushing-living-encyclopedia-local-history/757704001/
  3. ^ a b "E. M. Cushing Dead". Staunton Spectator and Vindicator. December 11, 1903 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ http://www2.vcdh.virginia.edu/saxon/servlet/SaxonServlet?source=/xml_docs/valley_news/newspaper_catalog.xml&style=/xml_docs/valley_news/news_cat.xsl&level=edition&paper=vv&year=1867&month=08&day=28&edition=vv1867/va.au.vv.1867.08.28.xml
  5. ^ "E. M. Cushing Dead". News-Leader. December 11, 1903 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ https://www.stonewallbrigadeband.com/history/
  7. ^ http://valley.lib.virginia.edu/news/vv1869/va.au.vv.1869.11.18.xml#03
  8. ^ http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=jmu/vihart00282.xml
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