Farnsworth's Charge Gettysburg, July 3, 1863, Oliver T. Cushman rode beside General Elon Farnsworth in this Famous Charge, Farnsworth KIA, Cushman WDD.
In regards to his grave. We have a record of his burial at the Plains Cemetery where the stone read ( read) Clark Cushman Son Oliver T. Cap.Co.E.1st Vt. Cav. Killed in Virginia. At some later date his body was moved to the Village Cemetery and this stone reads Clark Cushman Nov. 12, 1801- Dec. 18 1869 FATHER Abigail Tucker, his wife Apr 5 1817 - Dec 28, 1902 MOTHER Mary C. Cushman Nov 29 1849-Aug 9 1889 Nancy Tucker Cook April 15, 1826 Oliver Tucker Cushman Capt. Co.E 1st Vt Cavalry Born May 6 1841 Killed near Richmond Va. June 3 1864.
Oliver Tucker Cushman
From The story of Dartmouth By Wilder Dwight Quint:
Oliver Tucker Cushman, ‘63, enlisted in his junior year in the First Vermont Cavalry. From sergeant to second lieutenant, to first lieutenant, to captain, he made his way. Terribly wounded in the face while charging with General Farnsworth at Gettysburg, he returned to Hanover, but could not rest content. He rejoined his regiment in October and then, its term of enlistment having expired, he re-enlisted and kept on fighting. His hour of fate came at Hawes' Shop near Richmond, June 3, 1864, just as he was about to receive his commission as major. Of him said General William Wells: "He was not only one of our bravest, but also one of our best men, and had he lived would have obtained a high rank in the army. His company was devotedly attached to him, and his superiors in command, as well as all his associates, bear witness to his high character as a soldier and a man.".
From Biographical sketches of the class of 1863, Dartmouth College by John Scales, Dartmouth College. Class of 1863:
CAPTAIN OLIVER TUCKER CUSHMAN, son of Clark and Abigail (Tucker) Cushman, was born at Hartland, Vt., May 5, 1841. His father was a farmer and sent his son to Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, N. H., where he fitted for college and entered Dartmouth in 1859, and remained till the Civil War began in 1861; soon after this he left to join a company of Vermont Cavalry, in which he was appointed Sergeant. He was promoted to Second Lieutenant April 10, 1862; to First Lieutenant February 1, 1863; to Captain March 7, 1863, and remained one of the most daring, the most skillful, and the most successful company cavalry commanders in the Union Army. There was nothing he would not dare to undertake in the way of a raid or a charge upon the ranks of the enemy. On July 3, 1863, at Gettysburg, he was dangerously wounded in his face and taken prisoner. As soon as he was released he returned to Hanover and placed himself under the care of Dr. Dixi Crosby, where he remained several weeks, till he was able to return to active service in the army, in October, 1863.
On pages 394-5-6 of the "Century History of Battles and Leaders of the Civil War," Vol. 3, is a map and fine description of what Captain Cushman passed through on that terrible day, riding two miles inside of the Confederate lines and capturing a large number of prisoners. He wore a white duck "fighting jacket" trimmed with yellow braid. A fellow officer suggested that he was dressed too conspicuously for a mark for the enemy; he answered, "A lady sent this to me, and said it was made with her own hands, and no rebel bullet could pierce it. It may be a good day to try magic mail." He tried and the "magic mail" was not pierced, but his face was, most horribly. Before entering upon the last grand charge, in which his superior officer, General Farnsworth, was killed and he was wounded and taken prisoner, he threw a silk handkerchief over his cap, pinning it to the visor, and this he wore into the ranks of the enemy in that grand and terrific charge on the 4th Alabama, and later on the 15th Alabama, where he fell at General Farnsworth's side, and, though terribly wounded in the face, fought with his revolver until he fainted. He was a notably handsome officer, and the Confederates mistook him for the Commanding General. Captain Cushman lay insensible and apparently dead until the next day, when he revived, and soon after returned to Hanover, N. H.
The term of his enlistment having expired in November, 1863, he re-enlisted and was granted ninety day's furlough, which he passed at his home in Vermont. In March, 1864, he returned to his command. During the battles of the Wilderness he commanded a battalion and was brilliantly daring during that bloody campaign. His classmate, Prof. E. D. Woodbury, who was in that campaign and under Cushman's immediate command, said at our class meeting in Hanover, June 23, 1903, that Captain Cushman was perfectly fearless, and, in fact, seemed to court death on the battlefield, not caring to survive the war with such a disfigured face as he had. He was killed at "Hawes' Shop", near Richmond, June 3, 1864. A Major's commission was ready for him at Vermont, but it came too late. General William Wells of the Vermont Cavalry said of him: "He was not only one of our bravest, but also one of our best men, and, had he lived, he would have obtained high rank, in the army. His company was devotedly attached to him, and his superiors in command, as well as his associates, bear witness to his character as a soldier and a man."
CAPTAIN OLIVER TUCKEK CUSHMAN.
Oliver Tucker Cushman, son of Clark and Abigail (Tucker) Cushman was born
at Hartland, Vermont, 5, May 1841. His father was a farmer. He fitted for
college at Meriden, New Hampshire, Kimball Union Academy. He entered
college in 1859, he left in the fall term 186o. He enlisted in October
1861, and became sergeant in a Vermont cavalry company, which was being
organized at Royalton, Vermont. He was comm1ssioned 2d Lieutenant April 1o,
1862; 1st Lieutenant 1, February 1863; Captain 17th March 1863; he was
wounded and taken prisoner on the 3d of July 1863; was paroled and went to
his home in Vermont; his wound was a very severe and dangerous one in the
side of his face, and for several weeks he was at Hanover under the care of
Dr. Crosby; this was at the time our class graduated. He never fully
recovered from the effects of this terrible wound, but, contrary to the
advice of friends and physicians he rejoined his regiment in October, 1863.
The time of his company having expired he re-enlisted, them and they were
granted a furlough of 9o days, which he spent at his home in Vermont. In
March 1864 he returned to his command. During the battles of the Wilderness
he commanded a battalion and was brilliantly daring during that bloody
campaign. He was killed at "Hawes Shop" near Richmond Virginia, June 3d
1864. Had he not been killed then, he would soon have received the
commission of Major. General Wm. Wells who went out in command of the
Vermont Cavalry says of him; "He was not only one of our bravest, but also
one of our best men, and had he lived would have obtained high rank in the
army. His company was devotedly attached to him, and his superiors in
command, as well as all associates, bear witness to his high character as a
soldier and a man." He was not married. [His mother, Mrs. A. T. Cushman,
resides at Mattoon, 11l. F.]
In regards to his grave. We have a record of his burial at the Plains Cemetery where the stone read ( read) Clark Cushman Son Oliver T. Cap.Co.E.1st Vt. Cav. Killed in Virginia. At some later date his body was moved to the Village Cemetery and this stone reads Clark Cushman Nov. 12, 1801- Dec. 18 1869 FATHER Abigail Tucker, his wife Apr 5 1817 - Dec 28, 1902 MOTHER Mary C. Cushman Nov 29 1849-Aug 9 1889 Nancy Tucker Cook April 15, 1826 Oliver Tucker Cushman Capt. Co.E 1st Vt Cavalry Born May 6 1841 Killed near Richmond Va. June 3 1864.
Oliver Tucker Cushman
From The story of Dartmouth By Wilder Dwight Quint:
Oliver Tucker Cushman, ‘63, enlisted in his junior year in the First Vermont Cavalry. From sergeant to second lieutenant, to first lieutenant, to captain, he made his way. Terribly wounded in the face while charging with General Farnsworth at Gettysburg, he returned to Hanover, but could not rest content. He rejoined his regiment in October and then, its term of enlistment having expired, he re-enlisted and kept on fighting. His hour of fate came at Hawes' Shop near Richmond, June 3, 1864, just as he was about to receive his commission as major. Of him said General William Wells: "He was not only one of our bravest, but also one of our best men, and had he lived would have obtained a high rank in the army. His company was devotedly attached to him, and his superiors in command, as well as all his associates, bear witness to his high character as a soldier and a man.".
From Biographical sketches of the class of 1863, Dartmouth College by John Scales, Dartmouth College. Class of 1863:
CAPTAIN OLIVER TUCKER CUSHMAN, son of Clark and Abigail (Tucker) Cushman, was born at Hartland, Vt., May 5, 1841. His father was a farmer and sent his son to Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, N. H., where he fitted for college and entered Dartmouth in 1859, and remained till the Civil War began in 1861; soon after this he left to join a company of Vermont Cavalry, in which he was appointed Sergeant. He was promoted to Second Lieutenant April 10, 1862; to First Lieutenant February 1, 1863; to Captain March 7, 1863, and remained one of the most daring, the most skillful, and the most successful company cavalry commanders in the Union Army. There was nothing he would not dare to undertake in the way of a raid or a charge upon the ranks of the enemy. On July 3, 1863, at Gettysburg, he was dangerously wounded in his face and taken prisoner. As soon as he was released he returned to Hanover and placed himself under the care of Dr. Dixi Crosby, where he remained several weeks, till he was able to return to active service in the army, in October, 1863.
On pages 394-5-6 of the "Century History of Battles and Leaders of the Civil War," Vol. 3, is a map and fine description of what Captain Cushman passed through on that terrible day, riding two miles inside of the Confederate lines and capturing a large number of prisoners. He wore a white duck "fighting jacket" trimmed with yellow braid. A fellow officer suggested that he was dressed too conspicuously for a mark for the enemy; he answered, "A lady sent this to me, and said it was made with her own hands, and no rebel bullet could pierce it. It may be a good day to try magic mail." He tried and the "magic mail" was not pierced, but his face was, most horribly. Before entering upon the last grand charge, in which his superior officer, General Farnsworth, was killed and he was wounded and taken prisoner, he threw a silk handkerchief over his cap, pinning it to the visor, and this he wore into the ranks of the enemy in that grand and terrific charge on the 4th Alabama, and later on the 15th Alabama, where he fell at General Farnsworth's side, and, though terribly wounded in the face, fought with his revolver until he fainted. He was a notably handsome officer, and the Confederates mistook him for the Commanding General. Captain Cushman lay insensible and apparently dead until the next day, when he revived, and soon after returned to Hanover, N. H.
The term of his enlistment having expired in November, 1863, he re-enlisted and was granted ninety day's furlough, which he passed at his home in Vermont. In March, 1864, he returned to his command. During the battles of the Wilderness he commanded a battalion and was brilliantly daring during that bloody campaign. His classmate, Prof. E. D. Woodbury, who was in that campaign and under Cushman's immediate command, said at our class meeting in Hanover, June 23, 1903, that Captain Cushman was perfectly fearless, and, in fact, seemed to court death on the battlefield, not caring to survive the war with such a disfigured face as he had. He was killed at "Hawes' Shop", near Richmond, June 3, 1864. A Major's commission was ready for him at Vermont, but it came too late. General William Wells of the Vermont Cavalry said of him: "He was not only one of our bravest, but also one of our best men, and, had he lived, he would have obtained high rank, in the army. His company was devotedly attached to him, and his superiors in command, as well as his associates, bear witness to his character as a soldier and a man."
CAPTAIN OLIVER TUCKEK CUSHMAN.
Oliver Tucker Cushman, son of Clark and Abigail (Tucker) Cushman was born
at Hartland, Vermont, 5, May 1841. His father was a farmer. He fitted for
college at Meriden, New Hampshire, Kimball Union Academy. He entered
college in 1859, he left in the fall term 186o. He enlisted in October
1861, and became sergeant in a Vermont cavalry company, which was being
organized at Royalton, Vermont. He was comm1ssioned 2d Lieutenant April 1o,
1862; 1st Lieutenant 1, February 1863; Captain 17th March 1863; he was
wounded and taken prisoner on the 3d of July 1863; was paroled and went to
his home in Vermont; his wound was a very severe and dangerous one in the
side of his face, and for several weeks he was at Hanover under the care of
Dr. Crosby; this was at the time our class graduated. He never fully
recovered from the effects of this terrible wound, but, contrary to the
advice of friends and physicians he rejoined his regiment in October, 1863.
The time of his company having expired he re-enlisted, them and they were
granted a furlough of 9o days, which he spent at his home in Vermont. In
March 1864 he returned to his command. During the battles of the Wilderness
he commanded a battalion and was brilliantly daring during that bloody
campaign. He was killed at "Hawes Shop" near Richmond Virginia, June 3d
1864. Had he not been killed then, he would soon have received the
commission of Major. General Wm. Wells who went out in command of the
Vermont Cavalry says of him; "He was not only one of our bravest, but also
one of our best men, and had he lived would have obtained high rank in the
army. His company was devotedly attached to him, and his superiors in
command, as well as all associates, bear witness to his high character as a
soldier and a man." He was not married. [His mother, Mrs. A. T. Cushman,
resides at Mattoon, 11l. F.]
Farnsworth's Charge Gettysburg, July 3, 1863, Oliver T. Cushman rode beside General Elon Farnsworth in this Famous Charge, Farnsworth KIA, Cushman WDD.
In regards to his grave. We have a record of his burial at the Plains Cemetery where the stone read ( read) Clark Cushman Son Oliver T. Cap.Co.E.1st Vt. Cav. Killed in Virginia. At some later date his body was moved to the Village Cemetery and this stone reads Clark Cushman Nov. 12, 1801- Dec. 18 1869 FATHER Abigail Tucker, his wife Apr 5 1817 - Dec 28, 1902 MOTHER Mary C. Cushman Nov 29 1849-Aug 9 1889 Nancy Tucker Cook April 15, 1826 Oliver Tucker Cushman Capt. Co.E 1st Vt Cavalry Born May 6 1841 Killed near Richmond Va. June 3 1864.
Oliver Tucker Cushman
From The story of Dartmouth By Wilder Dwight Quint:
Oliver Tucker Cushman, ‘63, enlisted in his junior year in the First Vermont Cavalry. From sergeant to second lieutenant, to first lieutenant, to captain, he made his way. Terribly wounded in the face while charging with General Farnsworth at Gettysburg, he returned to Hanover, but could not rest content. He rejoined his regiment in October and then, its term of enlistment having expired, he re-enlisted and kept on fighting. His hour of fate came at Hawes' Shop near Richmond, June 3, 1864, just as he was about to receive his commission as major. Of him said General William Wells: "He was not only one of our bravest, but also one of our best men, and had he lived would have obtained a high rank in the army. His company was devotedly attached to him, and his superiors in command, as well as all his associates, bear witness to his high character as a soldier and a man.".
From Biographical sketches of the class of 1863, Dartmouth College by John Scales, Dartmouth College. Class of 1863:
CAPTAIN OLIVER TUCKER CUSHMAN, son of Clark and Abigail (Tucker) Cushman, was born at Hartland, Vt., May 5, 1841. His father was a farmer and sent his son to Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, N. H., where he fitted for college and entered Dartmouth in 1859, and remained till the Civil War began in 1861; soon after this he left to join a company of Vermont Cavalry, in which he was appointed Sergeant. He was promoted to Second Lieutenant April 10, 1862; to First Lieutenant February 1, 1863; to Captain March 7, 1863, and remained one of the most daring, the most skillful, and the most successful company cavalry commanders in the Union Army. There was nothing he would not dare to undertake in the way of a raid or a charge upon the ranks of the enemy. On July 3, 1863, at Gettysburg, he was dangerously wounded in his face and taken prisoner. As soon as he was released he returned to Hanover and placed himself under the care of Dr. Dixi Crosby, where he remained several weeks, till he was able to return to active service in the army, in October, 1863.
On pages 394-5-6 of the "Century History of Battles and Leaders of the Civil War," Vol. 3, is a map and fine description of what Captain Cushman passed through on that terrible day, riding two miles inside of the Confederate lines and capturing a large number of prisoners. He wore a white duck "fighting jacket" trimmed with yellow braid. A fellow officer suggested that he was dressed too conspicuously for a mark for the enemy; he answered, "A lady sent this to me, and said it was made with her own hands, and no rebel bullet could pierce it. It may be a good day to try magic mail." He tried and the "magic mail" was not pierced, but his face was, most horribly. Before entering upon the last grand charge, in which his superior officer, General Farnsworth, was killed and he was wounded and taken prisoner, he threw a silk handkerchief over his cap, pinning it to the visor, and this he wore into the ranks of the enemy in that grand and terrific charge on the 4th Alabama, and later on the 15th Alabama, where he fell at General Farnsworth's side, and, though terribly wounded in the face, fought with his revolver until he fainted. He was a notably handsome officer, and the Confederates mistook him for the Commanding General. Captain Cushman lay insensible and apparently dead until the next day, when he revived, and soon after returned to Hanover, N. H.
The term of his enlistment having expired in November, 1863, he re-enlisted and was granted ninety day's furlough, which he passed at his home in Vermont. In March, 1864, he returned to his command. During the battles of the Wilderness he commanded a battalion and was brilliantly daring during that bloody campaign. His classmate, Prof. E. D. Woodbury, who was in that campaign and under Cushman's immediate command, said at our class meeting in Hanover, June 23, 1903, that Captain Cushman was perfectly fearless, and, in fact, seemed to court death on the battlefield, not caring to survive the war with such a disfigured face as he had. He was killed at "Hawes' Shop", near Richmond, June 3, 1864. A Major's commission was ready for him at Vermont, but it came too late. General William Wells of the Vermont Cavalry said of him: "He was not only one of our bravest, but also one of our best men, and, had he lived, he would have obtained high rank, in the army. His company was devotedly attached to him, and his superiors in command, as well as his associates, bear witness to his character as a soldier and a man."
CAPTAIN OLIVER TUCKEK CUSHMAN.
Oliver Tucker Cushman, son of Clark and Abigail (Tucker) Cushman was born
at Hartland, Vermont, 5, May 1841. His father was a farmer. He fitted for
college at Meriden, New Hampshire, Kimball Union Academy. He entered
college in 1859, he left in the fall term 186o. He enlisted in October
1861, and became sergeant in a Vermont cavalry company, which was being
organized at Royalton, Vermont. He was comm1ssioned 2d Lieutenant April 1o,
1862; 1st Lieutenant 1, February 1863; Captain 17th March 1863; he was
wounded and taken prisoner on the 3d of July 1863; was paroled and went to
his home in Vermont; his wound was a very severe and dangerous one in the
side of his face, and for several weeks he was at Hanover under the care of
Dr. Crosby; this was at the time our class graduated. He never fully
recovered from the effects of this terrible wound, but, contrary to the
advice of friends and physicians he rejoined his regiment in October, 1863.
The time of his company having expired he re-enlisted, them and they were
granted a furlough of 9o days, which he spent at his home in Vermont. In
March 1864 he returned to his command. During the battles of the Wilderness
he commanded a battalion and was brilliantly daring during that bloody
campaign. He was killed at "Hawes Shop" near Richmond Virginia, June 3d
1864. Had he not been killed then, he would soon have received the
commission of Major. General Wm. Wells who went out in command of the
Vermont Cavalry says of him; "He was not only one of our bravest, but also
one of our best men, and had he lived would have obtained high rank in the
army. His company was devotedly attached to him, and his superiors in
command, as well as all associates, bear witness to his high character as a
soldier and a man." He was not married. [His mother, Mrs. A. T. Cushman,
resides at Mattoon, 11l. F.]
In regards to his grave. We have a record of his burial at the Plains Cemetery where the stone read ( read) Clark Cushman Son Oliver T. Cap.Co.E.1st Vt. Cav. Killed in Virginia. At some later date his body was moved to the Village Cemetery and this stone reads Clark Cushman Nov. 12, 1801- Dec. 18 1869 FATHER Abigail Tucker, his wife Apr 5 1817 - Dec 28, 1902 MOTHER Mary C. Cushman Nov 29 1849-Aug 9 1889 Nancy Tucker Cook April 15, 1826 Oliver Tucker Cushman Capt. Co.E 1st Vt Cavalry Born May 6 1841 Killed near Richmond Va. June 3 1864.
Oliver Tucker Cushman
From The story of Dartmouth By Wilder Dwight Quint:
Oliver Tucker Cushman, ‘63, enlisted in his junior year in the First Vermont Cavalry. From sergeant to second lieutenant, to first lieutenant, to captain, he made his way. Terribly wounded in the face while charging with General Farnsworth at Gettysburg, he returned to Hanover, but could not rest content. He rejoined his regiment in October and then, its term of enlistment having expired, he re-enlisted and kept on fighting. His hour of fate came at Hawes' Shop near Richmond, June 3, 1864, just as he was about to receive his commission as major. Of him said General William Wells: "He was not only one of our bravest, but also one of our best men, and had he lived would have obtained a high rank in the army. His company was devotedly attached to him, and his superiors in command, as well as all his associates, bear witness to his high character as a soldier and a man.".
From Biographical sketches of the class of 1863, Dartmouth College by John Scales, Dartmouth College. Class of 1863:
CAPTAIN OLIVER TUCKER CUSHMAN, son of Clark and Abigail (Tucker) Cushman, was born at Hartland, Vt., May 5, 1841. His father was a farmer and sent his son to Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, N. H., where he fitted for college and entered Dartmouth in 1859, and remained till the Civil War began in 1861; soon after this he left to join a company of Vermont Cavalry, in which he was appointed Sergeant. He was promoted to Second Lieutenant April 10, 1862; to First Lieutenant February 1, 1863; to Captain March 7, 1863, and remained one of the most daring, the most skillful, and the most successful company cavalry commanders in the Union Army. There was nothing he would not dare to undertake in the way of a raid or a charge upon the ranks of the enemy. On July 3, 1863, at Gettysburg, he was dangerously wounded in his face and taken prisoner. As soon as he was released he returned to Hanover and placed himself under the care of Dr. Dixi Crosby, where he remained several weeks, till he was able to return to active service in the army, in October, 1863.
On pages 394-5-6 of the "Century History of Battles and Leaders of the Civil War," Vol. 3, is a map and fine description of what Captain Cushman passed through on that terrible day, riding two miles inside of the Confederate lines and capturing a large number of prisoners. He wore a white duck "fighting jacket" trimmed with yellow braid. A fellow officer suggested that he was dressed too conspicuously for a mark for the enemy; he answered, "A lady sent this to me, and said it was made with her own hands, and no rebel bullet could pierce it. It may be a good day to try magic mail." He tried and the "magic mail" was not pierced, but his face was, most horribly. Before entering upon the last grand charge, in which his superior officer, General Farnsworth, was killed and he was wounded and taken prisoner, he threw a silk handkerchief over his cap, pinning it to the visor, and this he wore into the ranks of the enemy in that grand and terrific charge on the 4th Alabama, and later on the 15th Alabama, where he fell at General Farnsworth's side, and, though terribly wounded in the face, fought with his revolver until he fainted. He was a notably handsome officer, and the Confederates mistook him for the Commanding General. Captain Cushman lay insensible and apparently dead until the next day, when he revived, and soon after returned to Hanover, N. H.
The term of his enlistment having expired in November, 1863, he re-enlisted and was granted ninety day's furlough, which he passed at his home in Vermont. In March, 1864, he returned to his command. During the battles of the Wilderness he commanded a battalion and was brilliantly daring during that bloody campaign. His classmate, Prof. E. D. Woodbury, who was in that campaign and under Cushman's immediate command, said at our class meeting in Hanover, June 23, 1903, that Captain Cushman was perfectly fearless, and, in fact, seemed to court death on the battlefield, not caring to survive the war with such a disfigured face as he had. He was killed at "Hawes' Shop", near Richmond, June 3, 1864. A Major's commission was ready for him at Vermont, but it came too late. General William Wells of the Vermont Cavalry said of him: "He was not only one of our bravest, but also one of our best men, and, had he lived, he would have obtained high rank, in the army. His company was devotedly attached to him, and his superiors in command, as well as his associates, bear witness to his character as a soldier and a man."
CAPTAIN OLIVER TUCKEK CUSHMAN.
Oliver Tucker Cushman, son of Clark and Abigail (Tucker) Cushman was born
at Hartland, Vermont, 5, May 1841. His father was a farmer. He fitted for
college at Meriden, New Hampshire, Kimball Union Academy. He entered
college in 1859, he left in the fall term 186o. He enlisted in October
1861, and became sergeant in a Vermont cavalry company, which was being
organized at Royalton, Vermont. He was comm1ssioned 2d Lieutenant April 1o,
1862; 1st Lieutenant 1, February 1863; Captain 17th March 1863; he was
wounded and taken prisoner on the 3d of July 1863; was paroled and went to
his home in Vermont; his wound was a very severe and dangerous one in the
side of his face, and for several weeks he was at Hanover under the care of
Dr. Crosby; this was at the time our class graduated. He never fully
recovered from the effects of this terrible wound, but, contrary to the
advice of friends and physicians he rejoined his regiment in October, 1863.
The time of his company having expired he re-enlisted, them and they were
granted a furlough of 9o days, which he spent at his home in Vermont. In
March 1864 he returned to his command. During the battles of the Wilderness
he commanded a battalion and was brilliantly daring during that bloody
campaign. He was killed at "Hawes Shop" near Richmond Virginia, June 3d
1864. Had he not been killed then, he would soon have received the
commission of Major. General Wm. Wells who went out in command of the
Vermont Cavalry says of him; "He was not only one of our bravest, but also
one of our best men, and had he lived would have obtained high rank in the
army. His company was devotedly attached to him, and his superiors in
command, as well as all associates, bear witness to his high character as a
soldier and a man." He was not married. [His mother, Mrs. A. T. Cushman,
resides at Mattoon, 11l. F.]
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