Charles Appleton Longfellow (1844 - 1893)

Born 9 Jun 1844 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Died 13 Apr 1893 at age 48 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts

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Biography

2nd Lt Charles Longfellow served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: March 27, 1863
Mustered out: February 15, 1864
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company G, C, D, 1st Regiment Massachusetts Cavalry

2nd Lt Charles Longfellow was Wounded in Action during United States Civil War.

Charles Longfellow was born on June 09, 1844 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. His parents were Henry Longfellow and Frances Appleton. He died on April 13, 1893 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Birth

Name: Charles Appleton Longfellow

Event Type: Birth

Event Date: 9 Jun 1844

Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Gender: Male

Father's Name: Henry W. Longfellow

Mother's Name: Fanny E.^[1]

Military

U.S. Civil War

Name: Charles A. Longfellow

Event Type: Military Service

Military Beginning Rank: Second Lieutenant

Military Final Rank: Second Lieutenant

Military Side: Union

State or Military Term: Massachusetts

Military Unit: 1st Regiment, Massachusetts Cavalry

Military Company: GCD^[2]

27 November 1863, Charles was severely injured. He was shot through the shoulder, with the bullet traveling through his back and clipping his spine. He did recover from the injury, but was unable to return to duty.^[3]

Charles Appleton Longfellow

Residence Cambridge MA; 19 years old.

Enlisted on 3/27/1863 as a 2nd Lieutenant.

On 4/6/1863 he was commissioned into "G" Co. MA 1st Cavalry

He was discharged for wounds on 2/15/1864

He was listed as:

• Wounded 11/27/1863 New Hope Church, VA

Other Information: died 4/13/1893 in Cambridge, MA

• After the War he lived in Boston, MA^[4]

Fold3^[5][6]

• Per fold3 records served in Companies G, C, D.

Death

Charles had been ill for over a year when he contracted pneumonia, which resulted in his death on 13 April 1893. Charles at the time of his death lived at the old Longfellow Mansion with his sister Alice. His remains were cremated at the Philadelphia Cremation Society, Germantown, PA. ^{[7] [8] [9] [10]}

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQXN-RMS : 15 January 2020), Charles Appleton Longfellow, 1844.
2. ↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F9R5-KP6 : 4 December 2014), Charles A. Longfellow, Second Lieutenant, Company GCD, 1st Regiment, Massachusetts Cavalry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M544 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 24; FHL microfilm 881,893.
3. ↑ https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/christmas-bells
4. ↑ civilwardata
5. ↑ https://www.fold3.com/image/295759844
6. ↑ https://www.fold3.com/image/314401203
7. ↑ Fall River Globe Fall River, Massachusetts 14 Apr 1893, Fri • Page 3
8. ↑ The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts 14 Apr 1893, Fri • Page 8
9. ↑ The Berkshire Eagle Pittsfield, Massachusetts 18 Apr 1893, Tue • Page 1
10. ↑ The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts 18 Apr 1893, Tue • Page 9

• Charles Appleton Longfellow Papers. Manuscript collection. Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site. Finding Aid
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 December 2020), memorial page for Charles Appleton Longfellow (9 Jun 1844–13 Apr 1893), Find A Grave: Memorial #13400999, citing Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Julia Gray Carswell Sweitzer (contributor 47238697) .
• Ancestry Family Trees Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=18828741&pid=725467690