★ Stolbrand, Charles John

Charles John Stolbrand
(Carl Johan Stahlbrand, Carlos J. Stolbrand, Carlos John Mueller Stolbrand)
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Born: May 11, 1821

Birthplace: Ossjo Parish, Skane, Sweden

Father: Adolf Fredrik Thonerhielm 1768 – 1852

Mother: Kristina Mueller 1798 – 1876

(Buried: Ossjo Kyrkogard, Angelholm, Sweden)​

Wife: Sophie Marie Stolbrand 1825 – 1892

(Buried: Elmwood Memorial Gardens, Columbia, South Carolina)​

Children:

Fannie Louise Stolbrand Stoeber 1853 – 1937​

(Buried: Elmwood Memorial Gardens, Columbia, South Carolina)​

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Vasa Edwin Stolbrand 1859 – 1948​

(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)​

Occupation before War:

1839 – 1850: Served in the Swedish Army rising to Sergeant​

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1850: Immigrated to the United States from Sweden​

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Land Surveyor and Clerk in Cook County, Illinois​

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One of the Founders of Svea Society​

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President of Svea Society​

Civil War Career:

1861: Organized Artillery Company but not accepted due to quota​

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1861: Captain of Battery De Kalb​

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Major in the Union Army, Artillery​

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Served in the Army of Tennessee as Chief of Artillery for XVII Corps​

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1864: Captured at Kingston Georgia but escaped​

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1864: Served in Sherman's March to the Sea​

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1865: Served in the Carolina's Campaign​

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1865: Brigadier General of Union Army, Artillery​

Occupation after War:

Plantation Owner in Beaufort, South Carolina​

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1868: Secretary of South Carolina State Constitutional Convention​

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1868: South Carolina Republican Party Presidential Elector​

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1868 – 1869: South Carolina State Representative​

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1869 – 1873: Superintendent of South Carolina State Penitentiary​

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1876 – 1877: Superintendent Construction Charleston Custom House​

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Federal Storekeeper and gauger​

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Superintendent of Federal Buildings in Charleston, South Carolina​

Died: February 3, 1894

Place of Death: Charleston, South Carolina

Cause of Death: Influenza and passive congestion of right lung

Age at time of Death: 72 years old

Burial Place: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia

 

[Pete Longstreet]

Tecumseh Sherman was the one who arranged with President Lincoln to have Stolbrand promoted, since he otherwise would have resigned.

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy Birthday Brig. General Charles J. Stolband!

 

[Pollaco]

The artillery company that he raised was Battery G, 2nd Illinois Light Artillery.

 

[Pollaco]

In addition to the XVII Corps he was General Logan's Chief of Artillety when Logan commanded thd XV Corps in the Army of the Tennessee.

 

[Pollaco]

On January 1865 Major Stolbrand decided to resign. General Sherman sent him back to Washington but with some dispatches to be delivered to Lincoln first. In the dispatches were Sherman's recommendations to promote Stolbrand. He was soon "General" Stolbrand and returned to Sherman where a brigade was waiting for his command.

 

[Pollaco]

His name was not Stolbrand when he was born in Sweden. He was an illegitimate son of a nobleman Adolf Fredrik Tornerhjelm and his mistress. He changed his name from Moller (his mother was Christina Moller, the mistress) when he enlisted in the Royal Vendes Artillery as a cadet at age 18.

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy Birthday (Wednesday) Brig. General Charles J. Stolbrand! Salutes remembering General Stolbrand on his birthday week.

 

[Pollaco]

His capture near Kingston on May 19, 1864 was while he was on a reconnaissance. He was held captive for 5 months before escaping, in time for the Savannah Campaign.