Charles A. Whittier

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Charles Albert Whittier was an American Civil War Union brevet brigadier general. He was a native of Massachusetts and a relative of the poet and abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier.[1] As a major, he was one of the officers who witnessed the death of Major General John Sedgwick.[2] He received his appointment as brevet brigadier general on April 9, 1865.[3]

During the Spanish-American War, he accompanied General Wesley Merritt to the Philippines.[4]

His eldest daughter married Prince Beloselsky of Russia.[5]

See also

  • List of American Civil War generals

References

  1. ↑ "Officers of Volunteers". Retrieved 2012-03-31. 
  2. ↑ McMahon, Martin T. "The Death of General John Sedgwick". Retrieved 2012-03-31. 
  3. ↑ The Photographic History of the Civil War: Three Volumes in One. New York: Random House Value Publishing, Inc. 1983. p. 316. 0-517-20155-0. 
  4. ↑ "230 Beacon Street". Retrieved 2012-03-31. 
  5. ↑ "Officers of Volunteers". Retrieved 2012-03-31. 


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