Capt Duncan Archibald Pell (1842-1874)

Capt Duncan Archibald Pell

Birth

20 Apr 1842

Death

23 Oct 1874 (aged 32)

New York, New York County, New York, USA

Burial

Island Cemetery

Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA Show Map

Plot

Section: Old, Lot 687, Grave: 2

Memorial ID

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Civil War Union Army Officer.

Enlisted in Company A, Rhode Island 1st Infantry Regiment on 02 May 1861.
Mustered out on 02 Aug 1861 at Providence, RI.
Promoted to Full Captain on 04 Apr 1862.
Commissioned an officer in the U.S. Volunteers Adjutant Genl Dept Infantry Regiment on 04 Apr 1862.
Promoted to Brevet Major on 01 Aug 1864.
Promoted to Brevet Colonel on 25 Mar 1865.
Mustered out on 19 May 1865.
Promoted to Brevet Lt Colonel on 18 Apr 1865.

Officer on the Staff of Major General Ambrose E. Burnside.

Enlisted as a Private on 17 April 1861.
Enlisted in Company A, 1st Infantry Regiment Rhode Island on 2 May 1861.
Mustered Out Company A, 1st Infantry Regiment Rhode Island on 2 Aug 1861 at Providence, RI.
Commission in Adjutant Genl Dept Regiment U.S. Volunteers on 4 Apr 1862.
Promoted to Full Captain (Captain & Asst Adjutant General) on 4 Apr 1862.
Promoted to Brevet Major (Wilderness, VA) on 1 Aug 1864.
Promoted to Brevet Colonel (Fort Stedman, VA) on 25 Mar 1865.
Promoted to Brevet Lieutenant Colonel on 18 Apr 1865.
Resigned Adjutant Genl Dept Regiment U.S. Volunteers on 19 May 1865.