Jacob Eugene Duryée

Jacob Eugene Duryée (7 March 1839 – May 25 1918) was a Civil War Union brevet brigadier general. The son of Union brigadier general, Abram Duryee, he served at the start of the Civil War as a private in the 7th New York State Militia Regiment. He then was commissioned as a captain in his father's regiment, the 5th New York Volunteer Infantry (known as the "Duryee Zouaves"). Finally, he was transferred to the 2nd Maryland Infantry, and led it as its lieutenant colonel. He was brevetted brigadier general, U.S. Volunteers on March 13 1865 for "gallant and meritorious services".

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*cite web | last = Lamb | first = John | url = http://www.2ndmdinfantryus.org/hist.html | title = The Second Maryland Infantry 1861-1865
*cite web | last = Lamb | first = John | url = http://www.2ndmdinfantryus.org/usinf2.html | title = 2nd Maryland Infantry, US (Regimental History)
*findagrave|6037562

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