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Brig. Gen. David A. Russell of the U.S. Volunteers commanded the 1st Division of the 6th Army Corps, held the rank of major in the 8th U.S. Infantry, and was a brevet major general in the U.S.A. Born in Salem, N.Y., on Dec. 10, 1820, he was killed in action at Opequon, Va., on Sept. 19, 1864. The survivors of the Sixth Army Corps and their friends erected this tribute and dedicated it on Sept. 19, 1891.
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