Warren RUSSELL

Male 1821 - 1899  (77 years)


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  • Name Warren RUSSELL 
    Born 19 Jun 1821  York Co., ME Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation
    • Shoe and leather business
    _UID B9E191208BCA4D869198A53C0216F943D170 
    Died 8 Feb 1899  Richmond, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 10 Feb 1899  Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • Had shoe and leather business in Petersburg ca 1851. Had a tannery in Lawrenceville, VA. Was successful business man until the Civil War. Politically he was a Douglas Democrat before the War.

      He supported the Union and opposed slavery, yet he served in the Petersburg Militia (Home Guard). Warren Russell served as a private in Co. A of the the 3rd (Archer's) Battalion Virginia Reserves. He took part in what famed Civil War historian, Douglas Southall Freeman, called this 9 June 1864 battle at Petersburg: "perhaps the unique battle of the entire war!"

      "A major reason for the uniqueness of the Battle is the fact that the citizens of Petersburg themselves contributed heavily to the successful defense of the city, and paid a disproportionate share of the cost. Another reason is the possibility that there might never have been a 10 month Siege of Petersburg if the results of the Battle of 9 June had been reversed. Still another reason, and one important to all Americans, is the fact that the great national day of remembrance known as Memorial Day indirectly stemmed from ceremonies begun at Petersburg in 1866 commemorating the heroes of "The Ninth of June."

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      The Petersburg Campaign, The Battle of Old Men and Young Boys, June 9, 1864, Preface, William G. Robertson, 1989,H. E. Howard, Inc.

      "Fifteen of the civilians who had been rushed to arms were killed, eighteen were wounded, and another forty-five captured. Petersburg had been saved, but, in the words of one survivor, its defense had demanded 'an extraordinary sacrifice of life and blood.'

      "It is often referred to as "The Battle of Old Men and young Boys" as most every man fit for military service was gone from the City of Petersburg leaving only the old, the too young and the sick to defend the city.

      "The battle ended in the early afternoon. In the still, warm June evening ambulances and wagons delivered the dead to the doors of their homes. Two days later there were funerals all day, with processions moving at intervals from different homes and churches. It was General Butler himself who wrote that Petersburg was defended by 'old men and boys, the grave and the cradle being robbed in about equal proportions.'

      "Because they had borne the brunt of the assault and had suffered nearly sixty percent casualties, Archer's battalion was singled out for a special commendation.

      On that date approximately 125 men of the Petersburg militia under the command of Major Fletcher Archer held off an attack of 1300 Union Cavalry under the command of General Augustus Kautz for more than two hours. A large number of the defenders were armed with vintage War of 1812 muskets. Three hundred of the Union attackers were armed with 15 shot repeating rifles.

      Their heroic sacrifice gave Captain Edward Graham, along with some veteran infantry and the 4th North Carolina Cavalry commanded by Colonel Dennis D. Ferebee who were hastily summoned from across the Appomattox river, time to position his battery of artillery on Reservoir Hill and stop the Union advance up the new road off Jerusalem Plank Road. Riding with them was Brigadier General James Dearing. These horsemen, and and Graham's cannoneers, represented all the help that General Beauregard was able to send in response to the urgent requests for reinforcements."

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      War Talks Of Confederate Veterans
      By George S. Bernard, United Confederate Veterans, United Confederate Veterans Virginia Division. A.P. Hill Camp No. 6, Petersburg
      Published by Fenn & Owen, 1892
      335 pages

      p.117-122

      The Defense Of Petersburg

      On The 9th Of June, 1864.

      An Address By Col. Fletcher H. Archer, Who Commanded
      The Reserves And Militia In That Engagement, De-
      Livered Before A. P. Hill Camp Of Confederate
      Veterans, Of Petersburg, Va., On The
      Evening Of The 6th Of June, 1889.

      "The following is a complete list of the captured:

      Captain James E. Wolff, Captain Peyton Alfriend, Lieutenant Berthier Bott, Lieutenant Thomas Chalkley, James Boisseau, Prof. Thomas D. Davidson, John Davidson, John B. Stevens, Robert McCandlish, T. J. McCaleb, George Cameron, B T. Archer, Alexander Vaughan, Joseph L. Peebles, Joseph P. Cooper, James R. MeCann, John L. Emory. Frank Mattox, William Lecture. William Mann, Rev. William A. Hall.(Washington Artillery?escaped). Rev. John A. Jefferson, Hon. A. M. Keiley, William Crovder (died in prison), R. H. Daniel (died in Baltimore), J. L. Evans, T. W. Clements. Joseph R. Johnson. Wm. C. Lumsden, Jas. Smith, Samuel H. Jones, E. A. Broadnax, Peyton Fuqua, Warren Russell, J. N. Roper John E. Smith."

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      Warren Russell was captured as a prisoner of war on June 9, 1864 and was taken to Elmira, NY. Family stories say he received better treatment than other CSA prisoners of war because one of this guards was a cousin who was able to sneak food to him.

      After the war, he was a Republican and served on the Petersburg City Council. His business was destroyed twice by fire, and he had no insurance. In 1875 he went to live with his brother Otis Henry on his farm in Henrico Co, VA. Warren Russell's son William bought this farm, and Warren lived there until the farm was sold in 1894. He then lived with his son William in Richmond, until his death in 1899. Last residence was 934 Grace Street, Richmond.

    • CENSUS RECORDS:

      1850 United States Federal Census
      Name: Warren Russel
      Age: 30
      Birth Year: abt 1820
      Birthplace: Maine
      Home in 1850: Bloom, Columbia, Pennsylvania
      Gender: Male
      Family Number: 153
      Household Members:
      Warren Russel 30
      Hannah Russel 30
      Joseph Russel 7 [born in Maryland]
      Henry Russell 5 [born in Maryland]
      Ellen Small 28 [sister-in-law]
      Augustus Wilson 35 [shoemaker born in Maine]

      1860 US Census St Andrews Parish, Brunswick, Virginia Dwelling No. 56 Household No. 68, Warren Russell listed as head of household, age 38, occupation as boot and shoemaker with a real estate value of $1,500 and Personal Property of $500. Also listed is Susan A., age 29, Joseph C. age 17, Otis H. age 15, and Benjamin W. age 10, Charles F. age 4, William W. age 3, and James R. age 11 mo.

      1860 United States Federal Census
      Name: Warren Russell
      Age in 1860: 38
      Birth Year: abt 1822
      Birthplace: Maine
      Home in 1860: St Andrews Parish, Brunswick, Virginia
      Gender: Male
      Post Office: Lawrenceville
      Value of real estate: $1,500 Personal property: $500
      Occupation: boot and shoemaker
      Household Members:
      Warren Russell 38
      Susan A Russell 29
      Joseph C Russell 17
      Otis H Russell 15
      Benja W Russell 10
      Charles F Russell 4
      William W Russell 3
      James R Russell 11 months

      1870 United States Federal Census
      Name: Warren Russell
      Age in 1870: 49
      Birth Year: abt 1821
      Birthplace: Maine
      Home in 1870: Petersburg Ward 3, Petersburg (Independent City), Virginia
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Post Office: Petersburg
      Value of real estate: $20,000 Personal property: $2,400
      Occupation: Shoe merchant
      Household Members:
      Warren Russell 49
      Susan Russell 40
      Ben W Russell 19 [clerk in shoe store]
      Charles F R Russell 15 [at school]
      William W Russell 13 [at school]
      James R Russell 11 [at school]
      Martha Russell 9
      George Russell 3
      Hudson Russell 6 months
      Louisa Richardson 33 [servant]
      Mary Thomas 10
      Mahiby Richardson 4
      Anna Starke 19 [servant]

      1880 United States Federal Census
      Name: Warren Russell
      Age: 58
      Birth Year: abt 1822
      Birthplace: Maine
      Home in 1880: Tuckahoe, Henrico, Virginia
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
      Marital Status: Widower
      Father's Birthplace: Maine
      Mother's Birthplace: Maine
      Occupation: Farmer
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Warren Russell 58
      James H. Russell 21 [farm helper]
      Martha E. Russell 18 [keeps house]
      Eward H. Russell 10 [at school]

      CITY DIRECTORIES

      1893 Richmond City Directory, p. 584.
      Warren Russell, mngr. home: 818 East Clay

      1895 Richmond City Directory, p. 636.
      Warren Russell home: 934 West Grace
    Person ID I5947  Master File
    Last Modified 24 Jul 2015 

    Father Clement RUSSELL,   b. Abt 1783, Waterboro, York Co. ME Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 14 Mar 1823, Waterboro, York Co. ME Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 40 years) 
    Mother Nancy WARREN,   b. Abt 1784, Shapleigh, York Co. ME Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. ? 1823, Alfred York Co. ME Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 39 years) 
    Married 12 Jun 1803  Waterboro Township, York Co. ME Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Family ID F4510  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Hannah Elizabeth SMALL,   b. Abt 1820, Baltimore, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1851, Bloomsburg, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 31 years) 
    Married 26 Nov 1842  Baltimore, MD Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Joseph Clement RUSSELL,   b. 29 Aug 1843, Bloomsburg, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Dec 1874, Petersburg, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years)
    +2. Otis Henry RUSSELL,   b. 20 May 1845, Bloomsburg, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 May 1933, Richmond, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     3. Benjamin Warren RUSSELL,   b. 15 Feb 1851, Bloomsburg, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 05 Aug 1927, Richmond, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     4. Martha Elizabeth RUSSELL,   b. 1847, Bloomsburg, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1850, Bloomsburg, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 3 years)
     5. Geroge Warren RUSSELL
    Last Modified 4 Jun 2012 
    Family ID F4506  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Susan Amy VINCENT,   b. Abt 1829,   d. 8 Aug 1872, Petersburg, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 43 years) 
    Married 8 Feb 1854  Petersburg, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Infant RUSSELL,   b. 27 Nov 1853, Petersburg, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Nov 1853, Petersburg, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    +2. Charles Francis (Frank) RUSSELL,   b. 5 Jul 1855, Lawrenceville, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 1933, Chesterfield Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     3. William Walden RUSSELL,   b. 5 Feb 1857, Lawrenceville, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1920, Richmond, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     4. James Reynolds RUSSELL,   b. 5 Jun 1859, Lawrenceville, Bruswick Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 1931, Richmond, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     5. Martha Elizabeth (Pattie) RUSSELL,   b. 21 Aug 1861, Lawrenceville, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jul 1946, Richmond, Henrico Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     6. Unknown RUSSELL,   b. Between 1864-65, Petersburg, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1864-65, Petersburg, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 0 years)
    +7. George Moody RUSSELL,   b. 27 Feb 1866, Petersburg, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Nov 1929, Louisa Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     8. Walter Emmett RUSSELL,   b. 8 Aug 1867, Petersburg, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Dec 1935, Richmond, Henrico Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     9. Edward Hutson RUSSELL,   b. 26 Nov 1869, Petersburg, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 1959, Washington, DC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    Last Modified 21 Feb 2018 
    Family ID F4492  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S109] Hollywood Cemetery Records, (Richmond, VA), April, 2000; March 2010.

    2. [S112] Huntress Family, Hardon, Henry Winthrop, Vol1. p. 45.

    3. [S111] Early Vital Records, of Waterborough, Maine, (The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, July 1936), 90:244.