David Miles Sells Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army |
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Appointed from Iowa, Corporal, Company D, 2nd Iowa Volunteer Infantry, 27 May to 27 August 1861 Second Lieutenant, United States Marines, 25 November 1861 Resigned 17 July 1863 Lieutenant Colonel, 107th United States Colored Infantry, 24 July 1864 Lieutenant Colonel, United States Volunteers, 13 March 1865, for faithful service in the war Honorably mustered out of the volunteer service, 22 November 1866 Captain, 41st U.S. Infantry, 28 July 1866 Unassigned 1 September 1869 Honorably discharged 31 December 1870 at his own request Lieutenant colonel, 9th United States Volunteers Infantry, 27 June 1898 Honorably mustered out of the volunteer service, 25 May 1899 Colonel Sells died in 1907 and was buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery. His wife, Elizabeth Russell Sells, is buried with him. We are actively seeking additional information
about the Colonel and his wife.
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