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Horatio B. Cushman | |
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| Born | (1820-08-13)August 13, 1820 Oktibbeha County,Mississippi, United States |
| Died | October 18, 1904(1904-10-18) (aged 84) Greenville, Texas, United States |
| Occupation | historian |
| Notable works | History of the Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Natchez Indians. |
Horatio Bardwell Cushman (August 13, 1820 – October 18, 1904) was an American historian. He is known for writing aHistory of the Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Natchez Indians. The book is well known source forChoctaw,Chickasaw, andNatchez Indian history.
Cushman was born on August 13, 1820, in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi. He was the son of missionaries who worked atMayhew, Mississippi. Cushman, as a child, witnessed the Choctaw Indians' removal from 1831 to 1833. During theAmerican Civil War, Cushman served as a private in the43rd Mississippi Infantry. After the War in 1868, Cushman moved to Texas near the Red River where the Choctaw Nation was found. In 1884, Cushman began writing his Choctaw and Chickasaw history. He spent six years researching for the book. It was first printed in 1899. He died on October 18, 1904, and was buried in Greenville, Texas.