. Memoiren des Krieges von '61. Colonel Charles Russell Lowell, Freunde und Cousins. orn Juni 21,1838. Absolvent des Harvard College, i860.in 1861 trat vierte Bataillon; Mai 28,1861, wurde in Auftrag gegeben First Lieutenant in der Massachusetts Second Regiment of VolunteerInfantry; Dezember 31, Kapitän seiner ersten Firma; Januar 1863, Lieutenant-Colonelof Second Massachusetts Cavalry; Brigadier-General of Volunteers, 1865. Am 21. Juli 1865 sagte Gouverneur Andrew vonCaptain Russell: – Ich weiß von keinem Vorfall von perfekter, ofenmehr heroischer Gentility, bepeaking eine Adlige, als die Handlung von durchgeführt

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. Memoirs of the war of '61. Colonel Charles Russell Lowell, friends and cousins . orn June 21, 1838. Graduated from Harvard College, i860.In 1861 joined Fourth Battalion; May 28, 1861, was commissioned First Lieutenant in theMassachusetts Second Regiment of VolunteerInfantry; December 31st, Captain of his firstcompany; January, 1863, Lieutenant-Colonelof Second Massachusetts Cavalry; Brigadier-General of Volunteers, 1865. On July 21, 1865, Governor Andrew said ofCaptain Russell:— I know of no incident of more perfect, ofmore heroic gentility, bespeaking a noblenature, than the act performed by one captainof the Second Massachusetts . . who, standingby the side of Lieutenant-Colonel Savage, . .who was fatally wounded, and not believed bythe enemy to be worth the saving, [CaptainRussell] refused to surrender until he had wrungfrom the enemy the pledge that they would, in capturing him, save also his comrade andbear him back to the nearest hospital; declar-ing that, if they did not, he single-handed andalone would fight it out, and sell his life at thedearest cost.. HENRY STURGIS RUSSELL HENRY STURGIS RUSSELL 39 Not many weeks later, kindly cared for, Colonel Savage died of his wounds. CaptainRussell was committed to Libby Prison andremained there till November 15, 1862. InJanuary, 1863, he was made Lieutenant-Colonelof the Second Massachusetts Cavalry. OnApril 5, 1864, Captain Russell accepted thecolonelcy of the Fifth Massachusetts Cavalry, a negro regiment. Between Russell and hiscousin, Robert G. Shaw, there had existed aclose friendship. Shaws death at Fort Wag-ner had lately occurred; and now Russell, tak-ing the offered colonelcy, quietly said, Bobwould have liked to have me do it! It was at the head of this regiment, June 15, 1864, before Petersburg, that Colonel Russellreceived his first wound, and special commen-dation from General Grant which led a yearlater to his brevet as Brigadier-General of Vol-unteers, for distinguished gallantry and goodconduct, and by h

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