David Allen Russell

David Allen Russell was a career United States Army officer who served in the MexicanAmerican War and the American Civil War. He was killed in action as a brigadier general in the Union Army.

Russell was born in Salem, New York, the son of David Abel Russell, who was a member of the House of Representatives from 1835 to 1841, and his wife. During his final year in Congress, the senior Russell secured an appointment to the United States Military Academy for his son. The junior Russell graduated near the bottom of his class in 1845. His first assignment was with the U.S. 1st Infantry Regiment.

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