William Clay Cumming (July 27, 1788 – February 18, 1863)[1] was an American planter and soldier from Augusta, Georgia.
He graduated from the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University) and studied law in Litchfield, Connecticut.
[2] Cumming joined the militia, becoming captain of an independent company called the Augusta Blues.
When the unit was mustered into the regular army for service in the War of 1812 he was commissioned as a major in the 8th Infantry.
The bullet lodged in McDuffie's back and was never removed; the wound caused him to limp for the rest of his life.