Sumner Archibald Cunningham
Sumner Archibald Cunningham | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 21, 1843 |
| Died | December 13, 1913 (aged 70) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Resting place | Willow Mount Cemetery, Shelbyville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Occupation | Editor |
| Spouse | Laura Davis |
| Children | 1 son, 1 daughter |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Confederate States |
| Branch | Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1865 |
Sumner Archibald Cunningham (July 21, 1843 – December 20, 1913) was an American Confederate soldier and journalist. He was the editor of a short lived Confederate magazine called "Our Day" (1883-1884) published in New York. In 1893 he established the Confederate Veteran, a bimonthly magazine about veterans of the Confederate States Army until his death in 1913. He was a critic of Reconstruction, "scalawags", "carpetbaggers", and "Negro" legislators.