Cummings, Alexander

Life Span
to
Full name
Alexander Cummings
Place of Birth
Williamsport, PA
Burial Place
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Free State
Occupation
Politician
Military
Journalist
Political Parties
Republican
Government
Lincoln Administration (1861-65)
Johnson Administration (1865-69)
Governor
Military
Union Army
Date Event
The New York World begins publication in New York City
U.S. House censures former Secretary of War Simon Cameron for his lax fiscal dealings while in office
Date Title
- John G. Nicolay's conversation with James Moorhead, May 12-13, 1880
How to Cite This Page: "Cummings, Alexander," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/index.php/node/5515.