Edwin Cushing

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] His gavel is still kept.[5]

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

Early years

Cushing was born on September 7, 1830 to Merrill Cushing and Anne Barnes.[6] 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.[7][8]

Civil War

Before the war, Cushing was sergeant major of the One Hundred and Sixtieth Regiment, Virginia.[5] He enlisted at the start of war in the quartermaster department. He was released and took part in iron-making in 1863.[5] He later resumed his position as quartermaster. He reportedly served as a “most efficient member” of the Confederate commissary department and, at one point, was appointed as an overseer of the poor.[9] 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.

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References
  1. "Treasure Coast". The News Leader.
  2. "Forgotten folks: Staunton's Edwin Cushing was a living encyclopedia of local history". The News Leader.
  3. "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. Brice, Stonewall Brigade Band, p. 176
  6. "E. M. Cushing Dead". News-Leader. December 11, 1903 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "The Stonewall Brigade Band A Historical Overview". www.stonewallbrigadeband.com.
  8. "Valley of the Shadow: Civil War-Era Newspapers". valley.lib.virginia.edu.
  9. "A Guide to the Cushing Family Papers, 1843-1894:SC 0263". ead.lib.virginia.edu.
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