John B. Cumming

He was a Sergeant in the Mexican War (1846-48) in the Macon Guards, Georgia Volunteers, later served as an officer in the state militia, and was Town Marshall of Macon at the start of the War. He was organized a company and was commissioned Captain, Company A, 20th Georgia Infantry on 17 May 1861. He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel on 5 September 1861 and Colonel on 7 March 1862.

He commanded the regiment in Maryland.

He resigned his commission on 27 (or 29) May 1863 due to atrophy of his left leg. From 8 June 1864 he served in Macon as Colonel of the 5th Georgia Reserve Infantry. He surrendered and was paroled in April 1865.

He was the Police chief of Macon, GA and Doorkeeper of the Georgia State Senate (1873-77).

Service from the Roster 1 via the Historical Data Systems database. Details from Bruce S. Allardice's Confederate Colonels (2008). His gravesite is on Findagrave.

03/25/1822

08/04/1880; Macon, GA; burial in Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, GA