Washington DC bm.   Creased as seen.   Robert P. CummingsResidence Somerset County, PA.Enlisted on 9/1/1862 as a Colonel.On 9/1/1862, he was commissioned into Field & Staff Pennsylvania 142nd Infantry.He died of wounds on 7/2/1863 at Gettysburg, PAHe was listed as:Wounded 7/1/1863 Gettysburg, PASources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865These Honored Dead: The Union Casualties at Gettysburg.
 
The 142nd PA Infantry's original commander, Col. Robert P. Cummins was mortally wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg during the first day's fighting on July 1, 1863. He was wounded in the chest as his regiment fell back from an ill-fated charge into the 47th NC on Seminary Ridge.