Kell, John McIntosh, 1823-1900

John McIntosh Kell (1823-1900), son of John and Margery Spalding Baillie Kell of Darien, Georgia, married Julia Blanche Munroe of Macon, Georgia. During the Civil War, Kell served as an officer in the Confederate Navy. After the war, he served as Georgia's Adjutant-General from 1886 until his death in 1900.

From the description of Letter to Blanche Munroe Kell, 1859 Sept. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476234

From the description of John McIntosh Kell letters, 1861. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476233

From the description of John McIntosh Kell scrapbook, 1860-1951. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476236

From the description of John McIntosh Kell family papers, 1784-1927. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476241

John McIntosh Kell (1823-1900) was a naval officer from Darien (McIntosh Co.), Ga.; he served as executive officer of the C.S.S. SUMTER and ALABAMA, and captain of the Confederate ironclad RICHMOND.

From the guide to the John McIntosh Kell papers, 1785-1921 and undated, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University)

Naval officer; from Darien (McIntosh Co.), Ga.

From the description of Papers, 1785-1921. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19933284

Naval officer; from Darien (McIntosh Co.), Ga.; he served as executive officer of C.S.S. SUMTER and ALABAMA, and captain of the Confederate ironclad RICHMOND.

From the description of Papers, 1785-1921 and n.d. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 122581353

John McIntosh Kell (1823-1900) was born in Darien, McIntosh County, Georgia, and died at Sunnyside, Georgia. Kell graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis in 1848 and later participated in Commodore Perry's expedition to Japan and the Paraguay Expedition of 1858. When the Civil War erupted, Kell resigned his United States commission and served briefly in the Georgia Navy before it was absorbed into the Confederate States Navy. He served as the executive Officer to Admiral Raphael Semmes aboard the CSS Alabama. Following the war, Kell retired to a life of farming and family as his home at Sunnyside, Georgia. In 1856 Kell married Julia Blanche Munroe of Macon. Together they bore ten children, of whom two died in 1863. In 1886 Governor John B. Gordon appointed Kell adjutant-general for the state of Georgia.

From the description of John McIntosh Kell papers 1815-1891. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 76065711