★ Duryee, Abram

Abram Duryee​

Born: April 29, 1815

Birthplace: New York City, New York

Father: Jacob Duryee 1794 – 1861

Mother: Eliza Dean 1794 – 1848

Wife: Caroline Elizabeth Allen 1820 – 1905

(Buried: Green – Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York)​

Children:

Lt. Colonel Jacob Eugene Duryee 1839 – 1918​

(Buried: Antietam National Cemetery, Sharpsburg, Maryland)​

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Adelaide Duryee Briggs 1842 – 1911​

(Buried: Green – Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York)​

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Caroline A. Duryee Whittingham 1843 – 1918​

(Buried: Green – Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York)​

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William Allen Duryee 1850 – 1852​

(Buried: Green – Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York)​

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Cora Duryee 1856 – 1891​

(Buried: Green – Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York)​

Education:

Graduated from Grammar School at Columbia College​

Occupation before War:

Merchant in New York City, New York​

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Mahogany Importer in New York City, New York​

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Served in New York State Militia, rising to rank of Colonel​

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Disabled and injured during the Astor Place Riot​

Civil War Career:

1861: Helped raise the 5th​ New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment​

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1861: Colonel of 5th​ New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment​

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His regiment was known as Duryee's Zouaves​

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1861 – 1863: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers​

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1862: Served in the Battle of Cedar Mountain, Virginia​

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1862: Wounded, contusion right of chest, at Second Battle of Bull Run​

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1862: Wounded in the Battle of South Mountain, Maryland​

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1862: Wounded in the Battle of Antietam, Maryland​

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1863: Resigned as Brigadier General on January 5th​​

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1866: Brevetted Major General for his role in the war​

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Elected and declined to be Colonel of 71st​ New York Infantry​

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Elected and declined to be Brig. General 4th​ New York Brigade​

Occupation after War:

Duryée's sidearm, a seven-shot, 32-Caliber,
Moore's Single Action Belt Revolver

Mahogany Importer in New York City, New York​

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Police Commissioner for New York City, New York​

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Dockmaster for New York City, New York​

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1887 – 1890: Suffered from the effects of a stroke​

Died: September 27, 1890

Place of Death: New York City, New York

Cause of Death: Left hemiplegia, cerebral apoplexy, and hemorrhage

Age at time of Death: 75 years old

Burial Place: Green – Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York

 

[Cavalier]

From what I have read he had a pretty fine regiment in the 5th. N.Y.

John

 

[Pollaco]

His resignation was due to him feeling slighted, when he returned from his wounds he found a junior officer in charge of a division and his own brigade had been dispersed.

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy Birthday Brig. General Abram Duryee! Remembering General Duryee on his birthday.

 

[Pollaco]

That wounding at 2nd Bull Run came to be as of the regiment being ordered to support Hazlett's Battery. In doing so the regiment encountered the Texas Brigade who inflicted 330 casualties (120 killed) in about 8 minutes. It had been a underestimation of the size of the Confederate army by Pope.

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy Birthday (Friday) Brig. General Abram Duryee! Salutes remembering General Duryee on his birthday week.