september april industrial businessman officer civil war town supervisor new_york allen born vermont parents british descent left home early age business ventures successful business selling mainly successfully ran supervisor town justice peace beginning civil war sales closed business enlisted union_army allen wounded multiple times service ended career rank lieutenant colonel returned home reopen factory instrumental industrial success hamlet mid late 19th century died age early life allen son john father native connecticut english origin mother originally vermont scottish descent left home years old fortune history new_york began work factory connecticut early age continued seventeen years old time purchased clock store traded horses vermont canada shipped horses west_indies ship wrecked horses lost placing badly debt soon obtained credit shipped number horses west_indies time successfully enabling pay debts earning profit war allen soon resumed place factory connecticut remained september moved new_york entered partnership manufacturing partnership continued following january allen purchased partner share continued business factory burned january allen purchased eagle flour mills historically important industrial building area eventually gave hamlet factory long history failed business attempts built mill flour wheat supplied brief success business closed building sat idle sold reopened building feed mill troubles sold building kept building idle time transferring property began manufacture bits unsuccessful abandoned business deed sold property began manufacturing monkey failed property sold miller nearby sold property allen smith later decided preferred mills consolidated factory located rocky banks kill creek commonly water power area allen new buildings erected creek water tunnels bedrock underneath buildings named enterprise converted mill bit factory point experimented producing cable chains files company soon ran legal difficulties dissolved allen reopened company having added machinery manufacture opened retail store site found successful market south demand high company newly named company considerable success nation came closer civil war demand dropped sales south impossible factory closed poor sales allen enlisted union_army public armed service allen presence noticeable march presided meeting incorporate church disciples christ village known simply summer church building erected cost allen supervisor position reelected held ran whig elected justice peace finish term decided serve civil war time ran democrat remained rest life early president lincoln troops answered allen september enlisted new york volunteer infantry chosen captain having organized company days came came surrounding towns residents town raised money necessary cover expenses incurred allen soldiers route war allen participated battles regiment took minor ones wounds received battle bones wrist shattered later incurred flesh wound wrist battle fort fisher wounded leg near ankle fort fisher musket ball remained death recovering injuries reassigned new_york recruit new soldiers promoted rank major june conduct fort fisher recommended promotion president lincoln lieutenant colonel march post war personal life allen returned war reopened company association ended production small percentage production closing allen charge manufacturing sales secured solid market share south prosperous trade resumed strong 1880s company eventually expanded began manufacturing lighter common general public adding heavy southern style line company success late 1890s extinct 1920s addition holding offices justice peace town supervisor said allen foremost supporters education town july married daughter connecticut couple children sarah allen died april buried road wife died buried based insignia carved specifically square allen mason
Joseph H. Allen