. A history of the Forty-fourth Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry, in the Civil War, 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . ELIAS L. BISSELL. Dr. Elias L. Bissell was born in Lancaster, X. October 22, in Michigan University and the New York College of Phy-sicians and Surgeons; practiced a year in Bellevue Hospital, and ashort time in Buffalo before the War. September 1, 1861, he was enrolled as Assistant Surgeon of the 44thX. Y. Y. I., and promoted in November, 1862 to Surgeon of the 22ndX. Y. Y. I., later becoming Brigade Surgeon of the First Brigade. In 1864 he married Miss
. A history of the Forty-fourth Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry, in the Civil War, 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . ELIAS L. BISSELL. Dr. Elias L. Bissell was born in Lancaster, X. October 22, in Michigan University and the New York College of Phy-sicians and Surgeons; practiced a year in Bellevue Hospital, and ashort time in Buffalo before the War. September 1, 1861, he was enrolled as Assistant Surgeon of the 44thX. Y. Y. I., and promoted in November, 1862 to Surgeon of the 22ndX. Y. Y. I., later becoming Brigade Surgeon of the First Brigade. In 1864 he married Miss A. Lora Hudson, who was the daughter ofthe regiment of the 44th X. Y. Y. I. and composer of the regimentalsong, Strike Freeman, etc. She did devoted and valuable work inthe Regimental Hospital. At the expiration of his service he opened an office in Buffalo, N. Y.,where he practiced until his death, November I, 10, MRS. LORA HUDSON BISSELL. Mrs. Bissell, best known to the 44th Regiment as A. Lora Hudson,was born near Albany, Aug. 4, 1839. the daughter of a Baptist clergy-man. Early left an orphan, she followed the vocation of school teacheruntil she began her work as an Army nurse. It was at her desk after school hours that she wrote the words ofthe Ellsworth Avengers. This song came to the notice of the regi-ment. A committee called on Miss Hudson, asked her permissionto adopt the words as its regimental song-, and learning of her desireto serve her country actively, invited her to accompany them as theDaughter of the Regiment. This she did, being with the regimentduring her entire service. While matron of the 3d Brigade Hospitalin 1861 at Halls Hill. Va., she met Dr. Bissell, then Assistant Surgeonof the Regiment, to whom she was married in 1804 while she was stillin the service. After the War Mrs. Bissell resided in Buffalo, N. Y„ until herdeath in 1899. She was an efficient and self sacrif
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