Edwin Cushing
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Edwin Cushing | |
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 Daguerreotype of Edwin Cushing at age 20, circa 1850 | |
| Born | September 7, 1830 Staunton, Virginia, United States |
| Died | December 7, 1903 (aged 73) Staunton, Virginia |
Edwin Merrill "Ned" Cushing (September 7, 1830 – December 7, 1903) was an American tenor horn player, 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]
Stonewall Brigade Band
David W. 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.