Enlisted as 2nd Lieutenant September 4, 1862 commissioned an officer in Co. G. 7th Rhode Island Infantry promoted to Full Captain on April 1, 1863 mustered out August 29, 1864.
Civil War Union Officer. The oldest of three sons, Edward Allen and his brother all enlisted into the Union military with the outbreak of the Civil War. Originally joining the Narragansett Guards, Allan was commissioned a Second Lieutenant and given the job of recruiting men for what became Company G of the 7th Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry in August 1862. In January of 1863, Allen was promoted to First Lieutenant and reassigned as commander of Company A after the company's previous commander was wounded. He was officially promoted to the rank of Captain in May 1863. Allen was soon temporarily reassigned to a unit which would be involved in the pursuit and capture of Confederate Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan during his July 1863 raid North. Afterwards, Allen returned to the 7th Rhode Island where he served until June 1864, when he was seriously wounded on the march to Petersburg.
Civil War Union Officer. The oldest of three sons, Edward Allen and his brother all enlisted into the Union military with the outbreak of the Civil War. Originally joining the Narragansett Guards, Allan was commissioned a Second Lieutenant and given the job of recruiting men for what became Company G of the 7th Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry in August 1862. In January of 1863, Allen was promoted to First Lieutenant and reassigned as commander of Company A after the company's previous commander was wounded. He was officially promoted to the rank of Captain in May 1863. Allen was soon temporarily reassigned to a unit which would be involved in the pursuit and capture of Confederate Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan during his July 1863 raid North. Afterwards, Allen returned to the 7th Rhode Island where he served until June 1864, when he was seriously wounded on the march to Petersburg.
Enlisted as 2nd Lieutenant September 4, 1862 commissioned an officer in Co. G. 7th Rhode Island Infantry promoted to Full Captain on April 1, 1863 mustered out August 29, 1864.
Civil War Union Officer. The oldest of three sons, Edward Allen and his brother all enlisted into the Union military with the outbreak of the Civil War. Originally joining the Narragansett Guards, Allan was commissioned a Second Lieutenant and given the job of recruiting men for what became Company G of the 7th Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry in August 1862. In January of 1863, Allen was promoted to First Lieutenant and reassigned as commander of Company A after the company's previous commander was wounded. He was officially promoted to the rank of Captain in May 1863. Allen was soon temporarily reassigned to a unit which would be involved in the pursuit and capture of Confederate Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan during his July 1863 raid North. Afterwards, Allen returned to the 7th Rhode Island where he served until June 1864, when he was seriously wounded on the march to Petersburg.
Civil War Union Officer. The oldest of three sons, Edward Allen and his brother all enlisted into the Union military with the outbreak of the Civil War. Originally joining the Narragansett Guards, Allan was commissioned a Second Lieutenant and given the job of recruiting men for what became Company G of the 7th Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry in August 1862. In January of 1863, Allen was promoted to First Lieutenant and reassigned as commander of Company A after the company's previous commander was wounded. He was officially promoted to the rank of Captain in May 1863. Allen was soon temporarily reassigned to a unit which would be involved in the pursuit and capture of Confederate Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan during his July 1863 raid North. Afterwards, Allen returned to the 7th Rhode Island where he served until June 1864, when he was seriously wounded on the march to Petersburg.
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