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John McIntosh Kell

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John McIntosh Kell

Birth
Darien, McIntosh County, Georgia, USA
Death
5 Oct 1900 (aged 77)
Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia, USA
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Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
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Civil War Confederate Naval Officer. Executive Officer of the Confederate cruisers "CSS Alabama" and CSS Sumter." Entered the United States Navy at the age of 17 and served in the Mexican War and in 1853 on Perry's expedition to Japan. Upon Georgia's secession from the Union, was the first US Naval officer to offer his service to the South. After the Civil War, he served as Adjutant General of Georgia from 1887 until his death in 1900.
Civil War Confederate Naval Officer. Executive Officer of the Confederate cruisers "CSS Alabama" and CSS Sumter." Entered the United States Navy at the age of 17 and served in the Mexican War and in 1853 on Perry's expedition to Japan. Upon Georgia's secession from the Union, was the first US Naval officer to offer his service to the South. After the Civil War, he served as Adjutant General of Georgia from 1887 until his death in 1900.

Bio by: Alice P.

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See cenotaph in Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, LA.

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  • Originally Created by: Alice P.
  • Added: Apr 29, 2005
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10869542/john_mcintosh-kell: accessed ), memorial page for John McIntosh Kell (26 Jan 1823–5 Oct 1900), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10869542, citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.