Marshall H. Twitchell
From first marriage Marshall Coleman Twitchell From second marriage
Twitchell was born in Townshend in Windham County in southeastern Vermont, to Harvey Daniel Twitchell and the former Elizabeth Scott . He was educated in common schools and Townshends Leland Seminary. Young Twitchell taught school during the winters and worked on a farm and attended school during the remainder of the year. In 1861, at the outbreak of the American Civil War, Twitchell enlisted with the 4th Vermont Infantry and fought in fourteen battles. He was seriously wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness, when he was in command of his company. In the winter of 186364, he was made a captain of Company H, 109th Colored Infantry. In 1865, he was part of the column which broke through the lines of Confederate General Robert E. Lee at Petersburg, south of Richmond, Virginia. He was also at Appomattox Court House when Lee surrendered on April 9, 1865, to General U.S. Grant.
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