Charles Hart Olmstead
Born: April 2, 1837
Birthplace: Savannah, Georgia
Father: Jonathan Olmstead 1793 – 1854
(Buried: North Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia)
Mother: Eliza Hart 1803 – 1881
(Buried: North Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia)
Wife: Florence Lucinda Williams 1837 – 1909
(Buried: North Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia)
Children:
Sarah Morris Olmstead Adams 1862 – 1950
(Buried: North Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia)
Charles Williams Olmstead 1864 – 1865
(Buried: North Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia)
Florence Neely Olmstead 1867 – 1868
(Buried: North Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia)
Susan Jones Olmstead 1869 – 1960
(Buried: North Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia)
John Hopkins Olmstead 1872 – 1880
(Buried: North Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia)
Florence Williams Olmstead 1875 – 1955
(Buried: North Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia)
Education:
Graduated from Georgia Military Institute
Occupation before War:
Cashier in Mercantile House in Savannah, Georgia
Civil War Career:
1861: Adjutant of 1st Georgia Infantry Regiment
1861: Major of 1st Georgia Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1865: Colonel of 1st Georgia Infantry Regiment
1862: Commander of Fort Pulaski in Savannah, Georgia
1862: Captured and Exchanged on September 20, 1862 at Fort Pulaski
1864: Commander of Mercer's Georgia Infantry Brigade
1864: Wounded during the Battle of Atlanta, Georgia
1865: Paroled by Union Army on May 1, 1865 in Greensboro, North Carolina
Occupation after War:
Merchant in Savannah, Georgia
Banker in Savannah, Georgia
Died: August 17, 1926
Place of Death: Savannah, Georgia
Age at time of Death: 89 years old
Burial Place: North Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia
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