[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #3857, Date of Import: Oct 22, 1998]
John Henry Cushing enlisted in Troop H, Second Mounted Riflemen, U. S. Army in 1863. He was mortally wounded June 18, 1864, while making a charge at Petersburg, Va., and died of his wounds on his way home, and his place of buriel is unknown.