Cushing, William Barker

Cushing, William Barker,

1842–74, Union naval hero in the Civil War, b. Delafield, Wis., educated at Annapolis. Cushing became noted for a series of daredevil exploits, particularly for his sinking of the Confederate warship Albemarle at Plymouth, N.C., in Oct., 1864. In Jan., 1865, he took part in the seizure of Fort Fisher.

Bibliography

See biography by R. J. Roske and C. Van Doren (1957, repr. 1973).