Cunningham, Sumner Archibald, 1843-1913

Sumner Archibald Cunningham (1843-1913) of Tennesee was the founder and editor of the Confederate Veteran (Nashville, 1893-1932). Cunningham served in the Confederate army in Tennessee, Georgia, and Mississippi. After the war he was an editor and agent for the Jefferson Davis Memorial Fund. Confederate Veteran was the official organ of the United Confederate Veterans, Daughters of the Confederacy, and Sons of Confederate Veterans.

From the guide to the Sumner Archibald Cunningham Papers, ., 1891-1945, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)