William Henry Rossell (1820 - 1885)

Born 1 Sep 1820 in Trenton, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States

Ancestors

Died 20 Jul 1885 at age 64 in Swannanoa Hill Estate, Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

WILLIAM H. ROSSELL. [Born in New Jersey—Appointed from New Jersey.]
MILITARY HISTORY—Second Lieutenant 10th U. S. Infantry, March, 1855. First Lieutenant 10th U.S. Infantry, December, 1860. Captain 10th U.S. Infantry, September, 1861. Engaged at the battle of Valverde, N.M. Retired, November, 1863, for incapacity resulting from long and faithful service, from wounds or injury received, from disease contracted, or from exposure in the line of duty. On mustering and disbursing duty. Brevet Major U. S. Army, for gallant and meritorious services at the battle of Valverde, New Mexico.^[1]

Memorial from Find A Grave:
Civil War Union Army Officer. The brother of Major Nathan B. Rossell, 3rd United States Infantry, he was appointed as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 10th United States Regular Infantry. After the Civil War broke out he was promoted to Captain, and led a battalion at the February 1862 Battle of Valverde, New Mexico, where he was captured by Confederate forces. Eventually exchanged, he retired from active service on November 28, 1863. He was brevetted Major, U.S. Regular army for "gallant and meritorious services at the battle of Valverde, N. M., to date from Feb. 21, '62."^[2]

Child with Lucinda Gayle (Eastin) Rossell (1827-1851):

William Trent Rossell (1849-1919)

Children with Margaret Dauge Martin (1827-1886):

Sophie Martin Rossell, Female, 1853–1911 • 9V33-5RN

Henry Dauge Rossell, Male, 1855–1863 • KZ9Q-JL8

Hugh Bertrand Rossell, Male, 1867–1939 • 9V33-5R5

Research Notes

Possible mentions in "A record of the commissioned officers, non-commissioned officers, privates, of the regiments which were organized in the state of New York and called into the service of the United States to assist in suppressing the rebellion, caused by the secession of some of the southern states from the Union, A.D. 1861, as taken from the muster-in rolls on file in the adjutant-general's office, S. N. Y.":

• https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/moa/aaw7644.0001.001/220?q1=rossell&view=pdf&size=100
• https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/moa/aaw7644.0005.001/479?q1=rossell&view=pdf&size=100

Sources

1. ↑ Military record of civilian appointments in the United States Army. By Guy V. Henry.
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #15561495

See also:

• FamilySearch Person: KHY9-KYH
• GEDmatch Ref: 9751364 : I404