Mary Lincoln Extra Credit Questions

[Anita]

Bravo Roger! It is indeed William Hercules Washburn Cushman. Anna Caesaria Rodney was a bridesmaid at the Lincoln wedding and on Feb. 3, 1843 she married Cushman. He was a prominent figure in his day. Here's a small excerpt related to his role in the Civil War.
" From 1860 until 1865 he owned and controlled the Bank of Ottawa. Colonel Cushman, in 1861, personally organized the 53d Illinois Regiment, which was composed not only of a full quota of infantry, but of a squadron of cavalry and an artillery company of four pieces. This regiment, which was unquestionably one of the finest ever sent to the field, was organized and equipped by the direct authority of President Lincoln, with whom Colonel Cushman was on terms of cordial intimacy."
http://cushmansite.com/Cushman_Gen_site/...01_427.htm

Your prize is a piece of wedding cake just like those served at the Lincoln wedding.