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Purnell Legion, Maryland Infantry, U.S.A.
Organized at Pikesville, Maryland, October 1861 Mustered out October 24, 1864.
Battles engaged in: Harpers Ferry, Catlett's Station; Chantilly; South Mountain; Antietam; Harpers Ferry, July 27, 1863; Shady grove; Bethesda Church; Cold Harbor; Petersburg, June 18, 1864; Siege of Petersburg; Weldon Railroad; Popular Grove Church; Chapel House; Peeble's Farm.
Field Officers. Colonel William H. Purnell. Colonel William J. Leonard. Colonel Samuel A. Graham. Lieut. Col. John G. Johannes. Lieut. Col. Benjamin L. Simpson. Major William J. Taylor. Major William T. Fulton. Major Robert G. King. |