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Born in London, England. His father Richard Rush was a U.S. minister to the Court of Saint James. Graduated from West Point in 1846. During the American Civil War, he was appointed to the Sixth Pennsylvania Cavalry, which became known famously as "Rush's Lancers." Fanny Seward references "Rush's Lancers" in her 1862-1863 diary when relating that Major Gerrard Irvine Whitehead was formerly one of their number.

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Biography: 
Born in London, England. His father Richard Rush was a U.S. minister to the Court of Saint James. Graduated from West Point in 1846. During the American Civil War, he was appointed to the Sixth Pennsylvania Cavalry, which became known famously as "Rush's Lancers." Fanny Seward references "Rush's Lancers" in her 1862-1863 diary when relating that Major Gerrard Irvine Whitehead was formerly one of their number.
Citation Type: 
Newspaper Article
Journal or Newspaper Title: 
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Article Title: 
"Death of Colonel Rush"
Month: 
October
Day: 
19
Year: 
1893
Start Page: 
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Website
Citation URL: 
Ancestry.com
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Ancestry
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Citation Notes: 
Source Citation Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records Source Information Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Methodist Church Records. Valley Forge, Pennsylvania: Eastern Pennsylvania United Methodist Church Commission on Archives and History.
Citation for Death Info:
Citation Type: 
Newspaper Article
Journal or Newspaper Title: 
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Article Title: 
"Death of Colonel Rush"
Month: 
October
Day: 
19
Year: 
1893
Start Page: 
1