Bumstead, Horace, 1841-1919

Horace Bumstead (1841-1919) was the son of Josiah Freeman Bumstead, a Boston merchant, and Lucy Douglas Willis Bumstead. He was educated at the Boston Latin School and Yale College (Class of 1863) and became a Congregationalist minister and educator. During the Civil War, Bumstead was commissioned as a Major for the 43rd regiment of the U.S. Colored Troops where he served from April 1864 to December 1865. He later joined the faculty of Atlanta University and served as their second president from 1888-1907. The 43rd regiment of the United States Colored Infantry was organized at Philadelphia, Pa. on March 12, 1864 and discharged at Philadelphia on November 30, 1865.

Horace Bumstead (1841-1919), second president of Atlanta University (1888-1907), born in Boston, Massachusetts.

Horace Bumstead (1841-1919) was the son of Josiah Freeman Bumstead, a Boston merchant, and Lucy Douglas Willis Bumstead . He was educated at the Boston Latin School and Yale College (Class of 1863) and became a Congregationalist minister and educator. During the Civil War, Bumstead was commissioned as a Major for the 43rd regiment of the U.S. Colored Troops where he served from April 1864 to December 1865. He later joined the faculty of Atlanta University and served as their second president from 1888-1907.

The 43rd regiment of the United States Colored Infantry was organized at Philadelphia, Pa. on March 12, 1864 and discharged at Philadelphia on November 30, 1865.