Charles Thomas Campbell
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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