COL Cummins, Robert Parson

Robert Parson Cummins​

Born: 1827

Birthplace: Somerset County, Pennsylvania

Father: Joseph Cummins 1799 – 1883

(Buried: Union Cemetery, Somerset, Pennsylvania)​

Mother: Martha Parson 1800 – 1872

(Buried: Union Cemetery, Somerset, Pennsylvania)​

Wife: Sarah Jane Meek 1830 – 1906

(Buried: Union Cemetery, Somerset, Pennsylvania)​

Children:

Gertrude Cummins Hall – 1897​

(Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland)​

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Emma Rebecca Cummins Pauling 1848 – 1923​

(Buried: Union Cemetery, Somerset, Pennsylvania)​

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Edmond Kernan Cummins 1849 – 1931​

(Buried: Union Cemetery, Somerset, Pennsylvania)​

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James B. Cummins 1851 – 1915​

(Buried: Union Cemetery, Somerset, Pennsylvania)​

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Lillian Cummins Helme 1855 – 1928​

(Buried: Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah)​

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Harry B. Cummins 1858 – 1892​

(Buried: Nine Mile Cemetery, Wallace, Idaho)​

Occupation before War:

Apothecary and Mail Contractor in Pennsylvania​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1863: Sheriff of Somerset County, Pennsylvania​

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1861 – 1862: Captain, Company A, 10th​ Pennsylvania Reserves​

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1862: Resigned as Captain of Reserves on January 8th​​

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1862 – 1863: Colonel of 142nd​ Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Organized the Regiment in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania​

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1862: Regimental Commander at the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia​

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1863: Regimental Commander at the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia​

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1863: Led 336 men into the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania​

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1863: Mortally Wounded on the 1st​ day of Battle of Gettysburg​

Died: July 2, 1863

Place of Death: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Age at time of Death: 36 years old

Burial Place: Union Cemetery, Somerset, Pennsylvania

 

[gentlemanrob]

Remembering Colonel Cummins on the anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg Salutes!

 

[ErnieMac]

Fid A Grave link to Robert Parson Cummins: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51890605/robert-parson-cummins