★  Jameson, Charles Davis

Charles Davis Jameson
Born: February 24, 1827
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Birthplace: Gorham, Maine

Father: William Jameson Unknown – 1867
(Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Orono, Maine)​

Mother: Martha Davis 1805 – 1866
(Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Orono, Maine)​

Wife: Julia Augusta Lambard Smith 1832 – 1912
(Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Orono, Maine)​

Children:

Infant Jameson 1854 – 1854​
(Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Orono, Maine)​
Charles Davis Jamerson Jr. 1855 – 1927​
(Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Orono, Maine)​
Julia Smith Jameson 1856 – 1856​
(Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Orono, Maine)​

Occupation before War:

Lumberman in Old Town, Maine​
1860: Maine Delegate to Democratic Party National Convention​

Civil War Career:

1861: Colonel of 2nd Maine Volunteers Infantry Regiment​
1861: Regimental Commander at First Battle of Bull Run, Virginia​
1861 – 1862: Brigadier General Union Army Volunteers Infantry​
1862: Unsuccessful Democratic Candidate for Governor of Maine​
1862: His horse was killed and lifted off his injured leg at Seven Pines​
1862: Suffered from the effects of Camp Fever​

Died: November 6, 1862

Place of Death: Old Town, Maine

Cause of Death: Camp Fever Effects

Age at time of Death: 35 years old

Burial Place: Riverside Cemetery, Orono, Maine
 
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It was it was He who discovered that the Confederate works at Yorktown had been evacuated.The Camp Fever that He suffered from may have been either tuberculosis or typhoid fever. Also a bio that I'm reading states that Jameson passed away on a steamboat en route to Old Town , Maine.
 
I read somewhere that it was his regiment that helped cover the retreat at Manassas. It was this action that got him the brigadier's star wasn't it?
That Regiment was the 2nd Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment. It was the first Maine unit to leave that state for the front.When this unit mustered out in June 1863 120 men mustered back in and were transferred to the 20th Maine.
 
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I read somewhere that it was his regiment that helped cover the retreat at Manassas. It was this action that got him the brigadier's star wasn't it?
His promotion was dated September 3, 1861. It seems a likely cause and effect to link the promotion with his performance at Bull Run.
 
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