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What is the connection between the Houston Texans inside linebacker and the Civil War?

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[JohnW.]

Brian Cushing, inside linebacker for the Houston Texans. He is a descendant of the Cushing Brothers, who fought in the American Civil War (Alonzo Cushing having won the Medal of Honor). Alonzo Cushing is Brian's great great uncle.

 

[GELongstreet]

Brian Cushing's great-great uncle was Lt. (and belated MOH-recipient) Alonzo Cushing.

 

[Study the Past]

Brian Cushing is the LB for the Texans

Descendant of the Cushing brothers who fought in the Civil War, most notably Alonzo Cushing (Cushing's Battery), killed at Gettysburg and recipient of the Medal of Honor.

 

[Reb]

Brian Cushing is a distant relative of Alonzo Cushing and his brothers.

 

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Brian Cushing - a "descendant" of one of the Cushing brothers according to Wikipedia (sheer laziness). But which one?

Walter (died in 1840 at age one, so likely not him); Alonzo (killed at Gettysburg; not him), Howard (Custer of the West; killed in the Indian Wars 1871; seems unmarried so not him); Milton who no one cares about because he was just a paymaster (and apparently had no children?); and William B. Cushing (had two daughters, so that seems to be the linkage) .

However, all the stories concentrate on his "great great uncle Alonzo" just because he won the Medal of Honor for dying. If it were me, I'd rather boast about WB ..... despite Meade's Spurious Secret Letter, January 17 1865, part of which goes like this (speaking of the second attack on Fort Fisher):

Terry's lengthy telegraph, which I happened to glance at today on Grant's desk during his absence, will materially injure Cushing's reputation. I must confess that Terry spoke fulsomely of him in every particular except two. First, Cushing failed to rally his sailors who scuttled all the way back to the shoreline, despite the availability of breastworks they had themselves constructed. Second, the storied hero of the Albemarle remained on the beach for hours nursing wounded men and complaining of back trouble. He was challenged by an officer of infantry and thereupon made great demonstrations of gathering sailors for a final desperate assault, but the sight of our flag erected over the fallen works by the Army relieved him of this expedient.


Cushing's position as darling of the newspapers and of Mr. Lincoln will no doubt result in the suppression of that report. It is mere repetition of the Albemarle, where he had two killed, all the rest taken prisoner and himself the only one who returned from the expedition with news of his tremendous skill and bravery. I say no more but conclusions may be drawn. Upon crushing Lee in Pennsylvania, had I stood alone on the cemetery heights with the loss of 100% of my force, the talk would all be of Committees and not commendations.

 

[DBF]

Brian Cushing is a descendent of the Cushing Brothers - 4 brothers that fought in the Civil War

http://northagainstsouth.com/the-four-cushing-brothers/

 

[Copperhead-mi]

Texans linebacker, Brian Cushings great-great uncle is Lt. Alonzo H. Cushing, killed during the Battle of Gettysburg, and awarded the War Medal of Honor 151 years after his death.

 

[Wallyfish]

Brian Cushing- His great-great-uncle, Alonzo Hersford Cushing, received a posthumous Medal of Honor for his actions during the battle of Gettysburg at The Angle.

His last words were:
"I will give them one more shot!" Seconds later a Confederate bullet struck him through the mouth, killing him instantly.

http://www.espn.com/blog/houston-te...-born-during-world-war-2-in-a-german-war-camp

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[Shermanwasaterrorist]

BRIAN CUSHING....
His family tree has the Cushing brothers on a branch. One of the Cushing brothers (Alonzo) won the Medal of Honor

 

[Brenal]

Brian Cushing Inside Linebacker Houston Texans
He is a descendant of the Cushing Brothers, who fought in the American Civil War. Alonzo Cushing who won the Medal of Honor at Gettysburg, William B Cushing USN who was responsible for the sinking of CSS Albemarle, Howard Cushing who served in both Infantry and Artillery and Milton Cushing a paymaster in the USN.

 

[MRB1863]

Brian Cushing

He is a descendant of the Cushing Brothers, who fought in the American Civil War (Alonzo Cushing having won the Medal of Honor).
Source: Wiki

 

[JOHN42768]

Brian Cushing
Cushing's great great uncle, Alonzo Cushing, was a Civil War Medal of Honor recipient. His father, Frank Cushing, was a Vietnam War intelligence officer.
Source: http://www.chron.com/sports/texans/article/Texans-Brian-Cushing-nominated-for-Salute-to-10598041.php

 

[sarladaise]

Brian Cushing's great-great uncle, First Lieutenant Alonzo Hersford Cushing, was an artillery officer in
the Union Army who, posthumously, received the MOH

 

[Stony]

Brian is a descendant of the Cushing brothers that fought in the civil war. Alonzo won the Medal of Honor.

 

[FarawayFriend]

Happy New Year to all and let's start...

I think you are referring to Brian Cushing, a descendant of the Cushing brothers (Alonzo, William, Milton and Howard) who fought in the Civil War.

(Wow!)
(And his Mom is German. Not a bad ancestry at all )
Here is a thread about the four Cushing brothers:
http://civilwartalk.com/threads/four-cushing-brothers.129460/

 

[hoosier]

There are three inside linebackers currently on the Texans' roster. One of those is Brian Cushing, whose Wikipedia entry indicates that he is descended from the Cushing brothers who fought in the American Civil War.

There were four Cushing brothers who served in the Civil War: Alonzo, William, Milton, and Howard. Only one of those four, of course, could be a direct ancestor of Brian Cushing.

Alonzo and William performed heroic deeds during the War. However, Alonzo left no direct descendants and William left only two daughters. While those daughters may very well have produced grandchildren for William, those grandchildren probably would not have borne the Cushing surname, so it doesn't seem likely that Brian Cushing is a direct descendant of William.

That leaves Milton and Howard, and I can't find any records of children of either one of them. Since I presumably have to guess one or the other, I will go with Howard Cushing and say Brian Cushing is descended from him.

 

[MaryDee]

Per http://www.houstontexans.com/team/roster.html, there are five inside linebackers on the Texans' active roster. Not being sufficiently motivated to check all five, I looked up Brian Cushing on a guess, due to his last name. Per the wikipedia article, "Brian Cushing," "He is a descendant of the Cushing Brothers, who fought in the American Civil War (Alonzo Cushing having won the Medal of Honor)." I'm not too sure how he could be a descendant of four brothers, one reason I don't trust wikipedia. Nor could I find from which brother Brian is descended, possibly because I didn't look hard enough.

 

[bixby272]

He is a descendant of the Cushing Brothers, who fought in the American Civil War (Alonzo Cushing having won the Medal of Honor).

 

[Stony]

Make that Brian Cushing- His great-great-uncle, Alonzo Cushing, received a posthumous Medal of Honor last year for being a Civil War hero.
source-http://www.espn.com/blog/houston-te...-born-during-world-war-2-in-a-german-war-camp