Life span: 01/19/1841 to 07/03/1863TabsLife SummaryFull name: Alonzo Hereford CushingPlace of Birth: Delafield, WIBurial Place: West Point Cemetery, United States Military Academy, West Point, NYBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateNo. of Siblings: 9No. of Spouses: 0Family: Milton Buckingham Cushing (father), Mary Barker Smith Cushing (mother), William Barker Cushing (brother)Education: West Point (US Military Academy)Occupation: MilitaryRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderMilitary: US military (Pre-Civil War)Union Army Events Date span begin Life span End Event 12/12/1860 12/12/1860 Midshipman William Barker Cushing writes of "the huge weight of the crisis" on the U.S. Naval Academy 07/03/1863 07/03/1863 Lee's attack on the Union center ends with the failure of Pickett's Charge Documents Subject Docs Date Title 07/06/1863 New York Times, “Details From Our Special Correspondent,” July 6, 1863 Images Alonzo Hereford Cushing, circa 1862 Alonzo Hereford Cushing, circa 1862, detail Alonzo Hereford Cushing, detail Rufus King, Jr. and Alonzo Cushing, circa 1862 Bibliography
