Abram Duryée [SEP] conflict
Abram Duryée
Abram Duryée (; April 29, 1815 – September 27, 1890) was a Union Army general during the American Civil War, the commander of one of the most famous Zouave regiments, the 5th New York Volunteer Infantry. After the war he was New York City Police Commissioner.
Birth and early years.
Duryée was born in New York City to a family of soldiers of French Huguenot ancestry. His grandfather fought in the American Revolutionary War, and his father and two uncles were officers during the War
'" Duryée defended the police's use of force: "It was the most glorious sight I ever saw the way the police broke and drove the crowd. Their order was perfect as they charged with their clubs uplifted."
In 1884, Duryée served as dockmaster.
Abram Duryée died in New York and is buried in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn.
Family.
Gen. Duryee and his wife, Caroline Elizabeth Allen Duryee (1820 - 1905), had five children. His son Jacob Duryée (