The Fredonia, NY, paper ran an article about a new book that will be released at the Fredonia Farm Festival later this month.
It is written by Pomfret town historian Todd Langworthy and goes into the boyhoods, military service, and later life of the four Cushing boys, who were the grandsons of Pomfret founder Zatta Cushing. Two, Milton and William, served in the Navy. Alonzo and Howard were in the Army.
Alonzo died a hero at Gettysburg and another died fighting Indians. Of course, William Cushing was the bane of the Confederacy and often called "Lincoln's Commando."
A Real Thorn in the Side of the Confederacy. --Old B-Runner
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
