★ Hovey, Charles Edward

Charles Edward Hovey​

Born: April 26, 1827

Birthplace: Thetford, Vermont

Father: Alfred Hovey 1791 – 1872

(Buried: Union Grove Cemetery, Darlington, Wisconsin)​

Mother: Abigail Cushman Howard 1792 – 1837

(Buried: Hillside Cemetery, Thetford, Vermont)​

Wife: Harriet Farnham Spofford 1834 – 1918

(Buried: Ridgewood Cemetery, North Andover, Massachusetts)​

Children:

Richard Hovey 1864 – 1900​

(Buried: Ridgewood Cemetery, North Andover, Massachusetts)​

Education:

1852: Graduated from Dartmouth College​

Occupation before War:

Teacher and Lumberjack in Thetford, Vermont​

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School Teacher in Framingham, Massachusetts​

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Principal of Framingham Academy and High School​

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Principal and Superintendent of Schools in Peoria, Illinois​

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President of Illinois State Teacher's Association​

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Member of Illinois State Board of Education​

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Assisted in the Organization of Illinois State Normal University​

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1857 – 1861: President of Illinois State Normal University​

Civil War Career:

1861: Helped raise the 33rd​ Illinois Infantry Regiment​

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1861 – 1865: Colonel of 33rd​ Illinois Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Served in the Battle of Cotton Plant, Arkansas​

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1862 – 1863: Brigadier General of Union Army, Volunteers​

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1863: Wounded twice during the Battle of Arkansas Post​

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1863: His position as Brig. General Expired due to Senate non action​

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1863: Left Military Service in May due to disability​

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1865: Brevetted Major General for his services in the War​

Occupation after War:

1865 – 1897: Attorney and Pension Lobbyist in Washington, D.C.​

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1879 – 1897: Suffered from an ugly scar on his knee​

Died: November 17, 1897

Place of Death: Washington, D.C.

Cause of Death: Bright's Disease and Exhaustion

Age at time of Death: 70 years old

Burial Place: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy Birthday (Tuesday) Brig. General Charles E. Hovey! Salutes remembering General Hovey on his birthday week.

 

[ErnieMac]

Illinois State Normal University is now Illinois State University. Abraham Lincoln drew up the legal papers required to secure funding.

 

[Pollaco]

His appointment as brigadier expired on March 4, 1863 when the Senate failed to confirm it.He gave up his command of the 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 15th Corps,Army of the Tennessee on May 22, 1863.