Charles Ewing
Born: March 6, 1835
Birthplace: Lancaster, Ohio
Father: Thomas Ewing 1789 – 1871
(Buried: Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery, Lancaster, Ohio)
Mother: Maria Willis Boyle 1801 – 1864
(Buried: Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery, Lancaster, Ohio)
Wife: Virginia Larwill Miller 1846 – 1937
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Children:
Virginia Miller Ewing Anderson 1874 – 1966
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Maria Ewing 1877 – 1958
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Eleanor S. Ewing 1878 – 1960
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
James Gillespie Blaine Ewing 1880 – 1965
(Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York)
Kathleen Ewing Daly 1884 – 1971
(Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, New York)
Education:
Attended University of Virginia
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Saint Louis, Missouri
Civil War Career:
Captain in United States Army, 12th Infantry Regiment
Inspector General on the Staff of Major General William T. Sherman
1863: Suffered from effects of cold and severe pain in his throat
1863: After Battle of Vicksburg Planted regiment flag on the parapet
1863: Wounded in the hand at the Battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi
1863: Brevetted to rank of Major for Gallantry Vicksburg Campaign
1864: Brevetted to rank of Lt. Colonel in the Atlanta Campaign
1865: Brevetted Colonel for service in March to sea and Carolinas
1865 – 1867: Brigadier General Union Army Volunteers
1867: Resigned his commission in the Union Army
Occupation after War:
1867 – 1874: Successful Attorney in Washington, D.C.
1874 – 1883: Commissioner for Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions
Died: June 20, 1883
Place of Death: Washington, D.C.
Cause of Death: Typhoid Pneumonia
Age at time of Death: 48 years old
Burial Place: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
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