Robert Coddington Crowell

Robert Coddington Crowell  captain  Co. E, and Major 26th MO Inf.

Robert Crowell has a biographical sketch in the regimental history on page 175. Full muster record: age 29; height 5' 11 3/4"; brown hair; blue eyes; light complexion; single; merchant; born in New York City, New York; residing in Medora in Osage county, Missouri, at time of enlistment on Sep. 10, 1861; mustered into service on Jan. 9, 1862 at Chamois, Missouri, by Lieut. Wherry.
	Photo courtesy of Mr. Sidney Denny

Excerpt from the "Report of the Proceedings of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee at the Thirty-second meeting, Held at Detriot, Mich., November 14-15, 1900" page 150:

Major Robert Coddington Crowell died at Kansas City, December 25th, 1899

Major Crowell was born January 11th, 1832, in New York City, and there received his preliminary education, after which he removed with his family to St. Louis in 1847, and there entered upon his business career.  In April, 1850, he crossed the plains with a party of young men to California, where he remained for a couple of years; then returned East and learned the trade of a ship-wright.  In 1856 he again located in St. Louis, and worked in the line of his trade.

Upon the breaking out of the Civil war he enlisted in Co. K, 26th Missouri Volunteer Infantry, and was soon thereafter promoted to a lieutenancy.  In May, 1862, was promoted to Captain.  Was wounded at Iuka, and after his recovery was assigned to duty as Adjutant-General, 3rd Brigade, 7th Division, 17th Army Corps.  In May, 1863, he was promoted to Major, and in this capacity served with his regiment through the Vicksburg and Atlanta campaigns, and was mustered out January, 1865, and located in Kansas City, where he has since resided.  He was soon thereafter appointed Surveyor of Customs, and as the expiration of his term of service became a custom-broker, in which business he remained until the time of his death.

His remains were interred in Union Cemetery, under the auspices of Farragut-Thomas Post, G.A.R.

Around his death-bed were gathered the loved and loving members of his family, his bereaved wife, his daughters - Mrs. Anderson, Miss Bertha Crowell and his only son - Douglas C. Crowell.  One who was near and dear to him writes: "His army associations were always - and especially so in later years - the dearest ties that bound him to life; and although he was not often able to attend the meetings of the Society, he was always greatly interested in the published proceedings."

Robert owned real estate valued at $3000 and had personal property valued at $1000.

Nellie Guy was listed as a mulatto.