The U.S. Army honored James E. Powell, by naming a battery at Fort Worden in the state of Washington after him. It saw service from 1902-1942 and was a concrete mortar battery.
Fort Worden was named after the original commander of the USS Monitor and is located next to Port Townsend.
--Old Secesh
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
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Thursday, January 21, 2016
Maj. James E. Powell-- Part 5: War Service and Shiloh
At the start of the Civil War, James Powell was stationed at Fort Smith, Arkansas, and went north with Captain Samuel B. Sturgis to Fort Leavenworth where he was promoted to captain. Later, he took a volunteer commission with the 26th Missouri on March 24, 1862, just as the regiment was leaving for Pittsburg Landing.
Then, he was at Fraley Field at the opening stages of the Battle of Shiloh. Later in the battle, Colonel Everett Peabody was killed and Major Powell rallied the troops near the "Sunken Road" where he was wounded in the side and taken to the rear in an ambulance where he died that night.
One of the soldiers who carried him there, Charles Morton, described Powell as a"cool headed, capable, brave officer, who endeared himself to the hearts of all during the few days he was with us."
James Powell ended up being buried in an unknown grave.
--Old Secesh
Then, he was at Fraley Field at the opening stages of the Battle of Shiloh. Later in the battle, Colonel Everett Peabody was killed and Major Powell rallied the troops near the "Sunken Road" where he was wounded in the side and taken to the rear in an ambulance where he died that night.
One of the soldiers who carried him there, Charles Morton, described Powell as a"cool headed, capable, brave officer, who endeared himself to the hearts of all during the few days he was with us."
James Powell ended up being buried in an unknown grave.
--Old Secesh
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Maj. James E. Powell, Killed at Shiloh April 6, 1862-- Part 4: Before the Civil War
From the Shiloh Military Park Facebook Page.
James E. Powell was born in Worcestershire, England. His family immigrated to Ohio in 1838, but James went to Texas and married. While on a hunting trip in 1843, his wife and two children were killed by Indians. In the Mexican War, he joined the 9th U.S. Infantry.
After the Mexican War, he moved to Maine and became a landowner and remarried. He rejoined the Army in 1855 as a second lieutenant in the 1st U.S. Infantry. His wife divorced him.
--Old Secesh
James E. Powell was born in Worcestershire, England. His family immigrated to Ohio in 1838, but James went to Texas and married. While on a hunting trip in 1843, his wife and two children were killed by Indians. In the Mexican War, he joined the 9th U.S. Infantry.
After the Mexican War, he moved to Maine and became a landowner and remarried. He rejoined the Army in 1855 as a second lieutenant in the 1st U.S. Infantry. His wife divorced him.
--Old Secesh
Maj. Jams E. Powell, Killed at Shiloh-- Part 3
Col. Peabody was still worried about possible presence of Confederates in his front and about midnight rousted Major Powell and ordered him to take out a large patrol at 3 a.m. and make another reconnaissance of Seay Field.
Powell gathered 250 men from the 25th Missouri and 12th Michigan. they went to Seay Field and then beyond to Fraley Field.
There, he ran into Confederate cavalry pickets who fired three shots, then fled. Powell formed a skirmish line then advanced.
After 200 yards, they encountered the pickets of the 3rd Mississippi who also fled. next up was the entire Mississippi regiment. The fight was on. The opening engagement of the Battle of Shiloh lasted from 5 a.m. to 6:15 a.m..
Powell's men were forced from the field and the Battle of Shiloh was underway.
--Old Secesh
Powell gathered 250 men from the 25th Missouri and 12th Michigan. they went to Seay Field and then beyond to Fraley Field.
There, he ran into Confederate cavalry pickets who fired three shots, then fled. Powell formed a skirmish line then advanced.
After 200 yards, they encountered the pickets of the 3rd Mississippi who also fled. next up was the entire Mississippi regiment. The fight was on. The opening engagement of the Battle of Shiloh lasted from 5 a.m. to 6:15 a.m..
Powell's men were forced from the field and the Battle of Shiloh was underway.
--Old Secesh
Monday, January 18, 2016
Maj. James E. Powell. 1st U.S. Inf., Killed at Shiloh-- Part 2
From "Battle of Shiloh: A Step-By-Step Account" by Jack Kunkel.
James E. Powell was born in England and was appointed from Maine. He was Acting Sergeant in the 9th U.S. Infantry in the Mexican War and was at the battles of Contreras and Churubrusco.
Powell was a captain in the 1st U.S. Infantry by June 1855 and served in Texas, engaging Indians and killed at the Battle of Shiloh on April 6, 1862.
He was leading three companies of the 25th Missouri on the early morning reconnaissance.
On April 5, the day before the battle, Major James E. Powell of the 25th Missouri of Peabody's brigade noticed a group of enemy riders observing the review of federal troops. Powell reported this to Gen. Prentiss who ordered a 4 p.m. patrol by companies of the 21st and 25th, Missouri, to be led by Col. Daniel Moore.
He had heard from slaves that there were as many as 200 rebels in the area but came across nothing and returned to camp.
--Old secesh
James E. Powell was born in England and was appointed from Maine. He was Acting Sergeant in the 9th U.S. Infantry in the Mexican War and was at the battles of Contreras and Churubrusco.
Powell was a captain in the 1st U.S. Infantry by June 1855 and served in Texas, engaging Indians and killed at the Battle of Shiloh on April 6, 1862.
He was leading three companies of the 25th Missouri on the early morning reconnaissance.
On April 5, the day before the battle, Major James E. Powell of the 25th Missouri of Peabody's brigade noticed a group of enemy riders observing the review of federal troops. Powell reported this to Gen. Prentiss who ordered a 4 p.m. patrol by companies of the 21st and 25th, Missouri, to be led by Col. Daniel Moore.
He had heard from slaves that there were as many as 200 rebels in the area but came across nothing and returned to camp.
--Old secesh
Major James E. Powell, 1st U.S. Infantry, Killed at Shiloh April 6, 1862-- Part 1
From the War Department. Early, early morning of April 6, 1862, many Union troops were still asleep, yet,unbeknownst to them, some 40,000 Confederate troops were advancing on them.
At Fraley Field, Col. Everett Peabody sent out a large reconnaissance patrol of 200 men under the command of Major James E. Powell. They entered Fraley Field and met a Confederate picket screen. Three shots broke the still morning air. here the first victims fell. Over the next 34 hours, some 3,400 were killed or fatally wounded, including Powell, though not at this time.
The fighting at Fraley Field lasted an hour before Powell's patrol was forced to retire.
--Old Secesh
At Fraley Field, Col. Everett Peabody sent out a large reconnaissance patrol of 200 men under the command of Major James E. Powell. They entered Fraley Field and met a Confederate picket screen. Three shots broke the still morning air. here the first victims fell. Over the next 34 hours, some 3,400 were killed or fatally wounded, including Powell, though not at this time.
The fighting at Fraley Field lasted an hour before Powell's patrol was forced to retire.
--Old Secesh
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