History of Newport County, Rhode IslandFrom the year 1638 to the year 1887, including the settlement of its towns, and their subsequent progress . il, 1872, having been pre-deceasedby her oldest son, John Hare Powel. A younger son, Pember-ton Hare Powel, born on the 7th of January, 1869, survives. Having been captain in the Newport comi)any of the NationalGuard of Rhode Island since its organization, in response tothe call for troops in May, 1862, Mr. Powel volunteered withhis company, which became Company L, 9th Regiment, R. , and received from Governor 8prague commissionsas capta
History of Newport County, Rhode IslandFrom the year 1638 to the year 1887, including the settlement of its towns, and their subsequent progress . il, 1872, having been pre-deceasedby her oldest son, John Hare Powel. A younger son, Pember-ton Hare Powel, born on the 7th of January, 1869, survives. Having been captain in the Newport comi)any of the NationalGuard of Rhode Island since its organization, in response tothe call for troops in May, 1862, Mr. Powel volunteered withhis company, which became Company L, 9th Regiment, R. , and received from Governor 8prague commissionsas captain on the 26th of May, 1862, major on the 9th of June,1862, and lieutenant colonel on the 3d of July, 1862. By a cur-ious oversight this regiment was not formally mustered out ofthe service (2d of September, 1802) until November, 1884. Inthe autumn of 1862 he was appointed lieutenant colonel of the5th Regiment, R. I. Volunteers, and later frequently and urg-ently offered the colonelcy of either of the nine months regi-ments then being raised in Rhode Island, and many other posi-tions, all of which he was compelled to decline. He was elected. ~V ^Af/Rilihic
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