Abel Morrill enlisted in Company E, 3rd Infantry Regiment Vermont as a corporal on 16 July 1861. He was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant, then 1st Lieutenant, and then Full Adjutant. [5]

[1]Date and place derived from 1860 census.

[2]1860 US Census , Cabot VT, p. 2a. Abel Morrill is referred to as "Junior."

[3]Date and place derived from 1860 census.

[4]Historical Data Systems, American Civil War Soldiers (Electronic database at http://www.ancestry.com).

[5]ibid.