Charles Cochrane Lee
Born: February 2, 1834
Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina
Father: Colonel Stephen Lee 1801 – 1879
(Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, North Carolina)
Mother: Caroline Lee 1807 – 1855
(Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, North Carolina)
Wife: Anna Perry Fripp 1838 – 1920
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, North Carolina)
Children:
Annie C. Lee Moyle 1857 – 1923
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, North Carolina)
Education:
1856: Graduated from West Point Military Academy (4th in class)
Occupation before War:
1856 – 1858: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, Ordnance Department
1856 – 1859: Ordnance Assistant at Watervilet Arsenal, New York
1858 – 1859: 2nd Lt. United States Army, Ordnance Department
1859: Resigned from United States Army on July 31, 1859
1859 – 1861: Teacher North Carolina Military Institute, Charlotte, North Carolina
Civil War Career:
1861: Sent by North Carolina to Purchase Military Supplies in the North
1861: 1st Lt. Confederate States Regular Army
1861: Lt. Colonel of 1st (Bethel) North Carolina Infantry Regiment
1861: Colonel of 1st (Bethel) North Carolina Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 37th North Carolina Infantry Regiment
1862: Mortally Wounded during the Seven Days Campaign
Died: July 30, 1862
Place of Death: Virginia
Age at time of Death: 28 years old
Cause of Death: Killed by Cannonball
Burial Place: Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, North Carolina
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