** ** Purnell Legion (Maryland Cavalry, Company A)
Posted to the Project on 29 Nov 07
The Purnell Legion Maryland Cavalry, Company A came from Hartford County and was raised in the fall of 1861. The Legion numbered under 80 men at Gettysburg. Their commander was Capt. Robert E. Duvall (1812-1890), a farmer and state legislator from Bel Air.
The Legion’s monument is located along Gregg Avenue on the East Cavalry battlefield. It is a bas relief of a cavalry soldier kneeling with his carbine, a “tribute” to Maryland’s “loyal sons.”
Purnell Legion (Maryland Cavalry)
Cavalry Corps, 2nd Division, 1st Brigade
Capt. Robert E. Duvall (1812-1890)
Engaged 78; no loss
Monument: Gregg Avenue East Cavalry Field
Monument Specifications: Square monument with rounded corners at top stands on a low base. Full-length figure of a dismounted Cavalryman appears in relief on the front face. He kneels on his proper right knee, and holds his rifle diagonally in both hands. The figure wears a cap and goatee, and is seen in profile. Reliefs of a State Seal and a crossed-sword Corps insignia are affixed to the reverse side. The base and monument have rough-hewn edges. The cost was $900. It indicates the approximate position held by the Company on July 3, 1863, as it fought along side John B. McIntosh’s Cavalry Brigade against Stuart’s Confederate Cavalry.
Dedication Date: ca. 1890. Dedicated Oct. 23, 1890
Main Inscription: CO. A PURNELL LEGION/MARYLAND CAVALRY/MARYLAND’S TRIBUTE TO HER LOYAL SONS.
Other Monuments & Markers: None.
Regimental History ~ Dyer’s Compendium of the War of the Rebellion
Companies “A” and “B” organized at Pikesville September to November, 1861. Company “C” organized at Baltimore, Md., September, 1862. Company “A” attached to Dix’s Command, Baltimore, Md., Middle Department, to July, 1862. Lockwood’s Brigade, District of the Eastern Shore, 8th Army Corps, Middle Department, to January, 1863. 1st Separate Brigade, 8th Army Corps, to June, 1863. 3rd Separate Brigade, 8th Army Corps, to December, 1863. 1st Separate Brigade, 8th Army Corps, to July, 1865.
SERVICE (Company “A”) Duty on the eastern shore of Maryland and in St. Mary’s County, Md., until July, 1865. Near Harper’s Ferry, W. Va., July 14, 1863. Mustered out July 28, 1865. Company “B” attached to Dix’s Command, Baltimore, Md., Middle Department, to July, 1862. Unattached, 8th Army Corps, Maryland and Delaware, to January, 1863. Annapolis, Md., to May, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to October, 1864. Legion lost while in service 7 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 24 Enlisted men by disease. Total 31.
January 13th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
is this duvall a decendant of my forebear maurean the immgrant? and where might i find more about this robert?