★★★ Lee, Charles Cochrane

Charles Cochrane Lee

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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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Great post gentlemanrob. All I would add is that he is not buried at Riverside in Asheville. He is actually interred at the Elmwood Cemetery in Charlotte, North Carolina. The confusion comes from the grave marker of his father, Col. Stephen Lee. He has the names of his sons on his marker, and folks assume that the sons are also buried close by.
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He became an instructor at the North Carolina Military Institute after he resigned from the US Army. The Charlotte Military Academy was not founded until after the war.
Thanks for bringing this up, we can't be giving our readers false information. But this academy was located in Charlotte wasn't it? This is the one D. H. Hill was superintendent of wasn't it?
 
Thanks for bringing this up, we can't be giving our readers false information. But this academy was located in Charlotte wasn't it? This is the one D. H. Hill was superintendent of wasn't it?
The North Carolina Military Institute was in Charlotte, and D.H. Hill was connected to the school. The NCMI only operated for three years - 1858-1861. The Charlotte Military Academy was in operation from 1873 until 1882. I don't recall D. H. Hill being involved in the second school. http://michaelchardy.blogspot.com/2010/06/north-carolina-military-institute.html
 
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