Item 61631 - Capt. Benjamin C. Pennell, Portland, ca. 1863
- Item 61631 - Capt. Benjamin C. Pennell, Portland, ca. 1863
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Image Info Benjamin C. Pennell, a 20-year-old blacksmith in Portland, was commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant in Co. B of the 17th Maine Infantry on August 18, 1862.
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Pennell was promoted to 1st lieutenant in December 1862 and to captain in August 1863.
He was killed at the Battle of Petersburg on June 17, 1864, by a stray bullet while spotting targets.
