[John E. Cummins of the 50th, 99th, and 185th Ohio Infantry regiments in Union uniform next to a horse] [graphic]. [between 1861 and 1865]

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[John E. Cummins of the 50th, 99th, and 185th Ohio Infantry regiments in Union uniform next to a horse] [graphic].

[John E. Cummins of the 50th, 99th, and 185th Ohio Infantry regiments in Union uniform next to a horse] [graphic]. [between 1861 and 1865]

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Photo shows identified soldier John E. Cummins, who enlisted at the age of 31 as a Lt. Colonel in the 99th Ohio Infantry. In December 1864 he was transferred to the 50th Ohio, and was then promoted to the rank of Colonel and transferred to the 185th Ohio in February 1865. In November 1865 Cummins was promoted to Brevet Brigadier General. He died in 1875 in Denver, Colorado. (Source: Matthew R. Gross and Elizabeth T. Lewin, 2010)

1 photograph : quarter-plate tintype, hand-colored ; 12.1 x 15.2 cm (case)

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