Civil War Confederate Army Officer. Educated at the Virginia Military Institute, he served briefly on the staffs of Generals Thomas J. Jackson and Joseph E. Johnston. Commissioned a Lieutenant of artillery in the Confederate Army, he was transferred to New Orleans, then was promoted to Major, serving as Chief of Artillery for General E. Kirby Smith. Cunningham surrendered at Shreveport, Louisiana in 1865. He took up teaching as his postwar occupation, including 3 years as professor at Louisiana State University. During this time he also studied law and was admitted to the St. Louis Bar Association. He formed a partnership with former fellow Confederate Alphonso C. Stewart, and practiced in St. Louis for 3 decades.
Civil War Confederate Army Officer. Educated at the Virginia Military Institute, he served briefly on the staffs of Generals Thomas J. Jackson and Joseph E. Johnston. Commissioned a Lieutenant of artillery in the Confederate Army, he was transferred to New Orleans, then was promoted to Major, serving as Chief of Artillery for General E. Kirby Smith. Cunningham surrendered at Shreveport, Louisiana in 1865. He took up teaching as his postwar occupation, including 3 years as professor at Louisiana State University. During this time he also studied law and was admitted to the St. Louis Bar Association. He formed a partnership with former fellow Confederate Alphonso C. Stewart, and practiced in St. Louis for 3 decades.
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