Bell, Louis (1836-1865)

Name:

Bell, Louis (1836-1865)

Title:

Commander, Thrid Brigade, Second Division, XXIV Army Corps
Grand Army of the Republic
Captain, Company A, 1st Regiment New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry
Lieutenant Colonel, 4th Regiment New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry

Born:

03/08/1836

Birthplace:

Chester, NH

Died:

01/16/1865

Death Location:

Kure Beach, NC

Residence:

Chester, NH
Farmington, NH 1860, 1861

Nationality:

American

Occupation:

Attorney

Father:

Bell, Samuel (1770-1850)

Mother:

Smith, Lucy Giddings (1794-1880)

Relations:

Brothers:
Dr. Luther V. Bell
NH Senator James Bell
NH Chief Justice Samuel D. Bell

Spouse:

Mary Ann (Mollie) Persis Bouton (1834-1865), June 8, 1859

Children:

Marian, Born September 5, 1860; died 1881
Louis, Born 1862; died 1862
Louis, Born December 5, 1864; died 1923

Notes:

Mortally wounded at Fort Fisher, Wilmington, NC, 01/15/1865.

William R. Cochrane and George K. Wood. History of Francestown, N. H., From Its Earliest Settlement April, 1758 to January 1, 1891. With a Brief Genealogical Record of All the Francestown Families. (Nashua, NH: James H. Barker, 1895), 513-515.

Otis F. R. Waite, New Hampshire in the Great Rebellion. Containing Histories of the Several New Hampshire Regiments, and Biographical Notices of Many of the Prominent Actors in the Civil War of 1861-65. (Claremont, New Hampshire: Tracy, Chase & Company, 1870), 225-229.

Chester Village Cemetery, Chester, NH