Charles Edward Phelps
Born: May 1, 1833
Birthplace: Guliford, Vermont
Father: Judge John Phelps 1777 – 1849
(Buried: Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland)
Mother: Almira Hart 1793 – 1884
(Buried: Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland)
Wife: Martha W. Woodward 1839 – 1922
(Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Woodlawn, Maryland)
Married: 1868Children:
USN Captain William Woodward Phelps 1869 – 1938
(Buried: U.S. Naval Academy Cemetery Annapolis Maryland)
John Phelps 1873 – 1955
(Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery Woodlawn Maryland)
Frank Hart Phelps Sr. 1874 – 1954
(Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery Woodlawn Maryland)
Political Party:
1850’s – 1861: Member of Know – Nothing Party
1861 – 1866: Member of Unconditional Union Party
1866 – 1869: Member of Conservative Party
Education:
1852: Graduated from Princeton College
Attended Harvard University Law School
1907: Received Honorary Doctor of Laws from Princeton University
Occupation before War:
1855 – 1862: Attorney in Baltimore Maryland
1860 – 1861: Member of Baltimore Maryland City Council
Civil War Career:
1861: Major of the Maryland State Guard
1862 – 1863: Lt. Colonel of 7th Maryland Infantry Regiment
1863 – 1864: Colonel of 7th Maryland Infantry Regiment
1864: His horse was killed under him while leading charge at Laurel Hill at Battle of Spotsylvania, Virginia.
1864: Wounded and Captured at the Battle of Spotsylvania, Virginia.
1864: Rescued by Sheridan’s Cavalry under George Armstrong Custer.
1864: Honorably discharged due to wounds on September 9th.
1865 – 1869: United States Congressman from Maryland
1865 – 1867: Member of House Militia Committee
1865 – 1867: Member of House Naval Affairs Committee
Occupation after War:
1866: Confirmed as Brevet Brig. General to rank from March 13, 1865.
1867 – 1869: Ranking Member, House Appropriations Committee
1867 – 1869: Ranking Member House War Department Expenditures Committee
1869 – 1882: Attorney in Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore Maryland Commissioner of Schools
1882 – 1908: Judge on Supreme Bench for City of Baltimore, Maryland.
1884 – 1907: Law Professor at University of Maryland
1898: Awarded Congressional Medal of Honor for duty at Laurel Hill, Virginia on May 8th, 1864.
Died: December 27, 1908
Place of Death: Baltimore, Maryland
Age at time of Death: 75 years old
Burial Place: Woodlawn Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland
Medal of Honor Citation | The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Colonel Charles Edwards Phelps, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 8 May 1864, while serving with 7th Maryland Infantry, in action at Laurel Hill, Virginia. Colonel Phelps rode to the head of the assaulting column, then much broken by severe losses and faltering under the close fire of artillery, placed himself conspicuously in front of the troops, and gallantly rallied and led them to within a few feet of the enemy's works, where he was severely wounded and captured. |
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