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Alvin Abell

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Alvin Abell

Birth
Brooklyn, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Death
28 Oct 1866 (aged 31)
Winnebago County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Allenville, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Military Service:
Grand Army of the Republic
Side Served: Union

Wisconsin
Company K, 11th Infantry Regiment

Enlisted as a Sergeant (Sept 30, 1861)
Promoted to Full 1st Sergeant
Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant (Feb 4 1865)
Promoted to Full Captain (June 27, 1865)
Resigned on July 25, 1865

Filing of Pension:
Nov 11, 1865 (self)
May 30, 1866 (Mother - Marietta Abell)

Find A Grave contributor Barb Voss #47143954:
From the books Brainerd/Brainard by Lucy Brainerd
He was a veteran in the War of the Rebellion; Capt. of Co. F, 11th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers. He died from disease contracted in the service. He was in fourteen battles; went through the siege of Vicksburg, the taking of Fort Blakeley and Spanish Fort, Mobile, Alabama and in other important battles, -never receiving a scratch. At one place his canteen was spoiled by a bullet, and in several others he had narrow escapes. He had a fine physique, being over six feet tall, erect, well proportioned and weighing over 200 pounds.
Military Service:
Grand Army of the Republic
Side Served: Union

Wisconsin
Company K, 11th Infantry Regiment

Enlisted as a Sergeant (Sept 30, 1861)
Promoted to Full 1st Sergeant
Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant (Feb 4 1865)
Promoted to Full Captain (June 27, 1865)
Resigned on July 25, 1865

Filing of Pension:
Nov 11, 1865 (self)
May 30, 1866 (Mother - Marietta Abell)

Find A Grave contributor Barb Voss #47143954:
From the books Brainerd/Brainard by Lucy Brainerd
He was a veteran in the War of the Rebellion; Capt. of Co. F, 11th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers. He died from disease contracted in the service. He was in fourteen battles; went through the siege of Vicksburg, the taking of Fort Blakeley and Spanish Fort, Mobile, Alabama and in other important battles, -never receiving a scratch. At one place his canteen was spoiled by a bullet, and in several others he had narrow escapes. He had a fine physique, being over six feet tall, erect, well proportioned and weighing over 200 pounds.


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