Marshall H. Twitchell
| Marshall Harvey Twitchell | |
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Marshall Harvey Twitchell; he has artificial arms in photo.
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| Louisiana State Senator from Bienville, Red River, and De Soto parishes | |
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In office 1868–1876 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 29, 1840 Townshend Windham County Vermont, USA |
| Died | August 21, 1905 (aged 65) Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) |
(1) Adele Coleman Twitchell (married 1866-1873, her death) |
| Children |
From first marriage: |
| Residence |
Coushatta Red River Parish, Louisiana |
| Occupation | Planter; Diplomat |
(1) Adele Coleman Twitchell (married 1866-1873, her death)
From first marriage:
Marshall Coleman Twitchell
From second marriage:
Marshall Harvey Twitchell (February 29, 1840–August 21, 1905) was a Union Army soldier from Vermont who became a carpetbagger Republican state senator from Red River Parish in northwestern Louisiana during the era of Reconstruction.
Twitchell was born in Townshend in Windham County in southeastern Vermont, to Harvey Daniel Twitchell (died 1864) and the former Elizabeth Scott (died 1899). He was educated in common schools and Townshend's 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 1863–64, 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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