★  Campbell, Charles Thomas

Charles Thomas Campbell

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Born: August 10, 1823

Birthplace: St. Thomas Township, Pennsylvania

Father: Private James Campbell 1785 – 1855
(Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Lemasters, Pennsylvania)​

Mother: Margaret Latimer Poe 1784 – 1864
(Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Lemasters, Pennsylvania)​

Wife: Fanny Bruce 1827 –

Children:

Norman Campbell 1851 – 1874​
Agnes Latimer Campbell 1857 – 1864​

Education:

Attended Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania​

Occupation before War:

1846 – 1848: Served in Mexican – American War, rising to 1st Lt.​
Pennsylvania State Representative​

Civil War Career:

1861: Captain of Battery A, Pennsylvania Light Artillery​
1861: Lt. Colonel of Pennsylvania Light Artillery​
1861 – 1862: Colonel of Pennsylvania Light Artillery​
1861: Served in the Battle of Dranesville, Virginia​
1862: Resigned from Pennsylvania State forces on February 1st
1862 – 1863: Colonel of 57th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment​
1862: Served in Virginia Peninsula Campaign under General Kearny​
1862: Wounded three times at the Battle of Seven Pines, Virginia​
1862: Captured by Confederate Army, but escaped later in the day​
1862: Appointed Brigadier General, but it expired with no approval​
1862: Regimental Commander in the Fredericksburg Campaign​
1862: Wounded in abdomen and right arm at Battle of Fredericksburg​
1863 – 1866: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers​
1864 – 1866: Union Army Commander of District of Wisconsin​
1866: Mustered out of the Union Army on January 15th

Occupation after War:

Inspector of Indian Agencies in Dakota Territory​
Stage Line Operator in Dakota Territory​
Hotel Operator in Dakota Territory​
Active member of the Democratic Political Party​
Mayor of Scotland, Dakota Territory​

Died: April 15, 1895

Place of Death: Campbell House Hotel, Scotland, South Dakota

Cause of Death: Result of fall down steps

Age at time of Death: 71 years old

Burial Place:
Yankton City Cemetery, Yankton, South Dakota
 
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When he took command in the district of Wisconsin it was as a reappointed brigadier general, his original commission expired on March 4, 1863 due to lack of Senate confirmation.
 
He had been appointed a brigadier general on November 29, 1862 but it was never confirmed and this appointment would expire in March 4, 1863. His reappointment to brigadier came on March 13, 1863. To answer a previous guestion about his early military training, I can't find any indication that he recieved any training prior to the Mexican-American War where he rose to the rank of captain. Marshall College appears to have been a liberal arts college and didn't teach much in the form of military courses.
 
His arm was still in a sling from the Seven Pines wounds when he led his men (57th infantry)at Fredricksburg. One of the wounds he recieved here was in that slinged arm.The other was an abdominal wound that went through the liver. Campbell was left for dead at Fredricksburg.
 
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