54th Regiment

Allen Powell

Allen Powell was born in Front Royal in Warren County, Virginia in 1838. Allen was raised in Virginia, but few records detaling the nature of his upbringing have survived. Allen left Viriginia sometime prior to the 1863, as he enlilsted in the 54 Regiment of the Massachusettes United States Colored Troops in Readville, MA on April 29th, 1863. During the war, Allen suffered a shell wound to his left knee and a broken skull. Despite these injuries, Allen survived the war, and was discharged on August 20th, 1865 in Charleston, South Carolina.