Blogs from Fort Huachuca, Arizona, United States, North America

LT HOWARD BASS CUSHING Cushing Street in downtown Tucson near the convention center is named for LT Howard Bass Cushing. Howard was born in 1838 in Milwaukee to a family that raised a passel of gallant sons. His younger brother, Alonzo, was killed commanding a battery of the 4th Artillery during Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg. Another younger brother, William, was a graduate of Annapolis and served with distinction in the federal navy throughout the Civil War The youngest brother, Milton, also joined the navy. Howard did not have the advantage of higher education and enlisted as a private in Company B of the First Illinois Light Artillery. He first tasted the sting of battle at Shiloh and soldiered on through the siege of Vicksburg. When he learned of Alonzo’s death he applied for transfer ... read more