★★★ Cummings, Arthur Campbell

Arthur Campbell Cummings​

Born: October 1, 1822

Birthplace: Abingdon, Virginia

Father: James Cummings 1773 – 1840

(Buried: Sinking Spring Cemetery, Abingdon, Virginia)​

Mother: Mary Campbell 1783 – 1829

(Buried: Sinking Spring Cemetery, Abingdon, Virginia)​

Wife: Elizabeth Preston 1824 – 1896

(Buried: Sinking Spring Cemetery, Abingdon, Virginia)​

Children:

John Montgomery Preston Cummings 1856 – 1876

(Buried: Sinking Spring Cemetery, Abingdon, Virginia)​

Education:

1844: Graduated from Virginia Military Institute​

Occupation before War:

Attorney in Washington County, Virginia​

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Served in the Mexican War rising to rank of Brevet Major​

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Served in the Virginia State Militia, rising to rank of Colonel​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1862: Colonel of 33rd​ Virginia Infantry Regiment​

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1863 – 1865: Virginia State Representative​

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Captain of Abingdon, Virginia Home Guard​

Occupation after War:

Attorney & Farmer in Abingdon, Virginia

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1871 – 1873: Virginia State Representative​

Died: March 19, 1905

Place of Death: Abingdon, Virginia

Age at time of Death: 82 years old

Burial Place: Sinking Spring Cemetery, Abingdon, Virginia