Battles/wars American Civil War Name Charles Stuart | Education Union College | |
Born June 4, 1814
Chittenango Springs, Madison County, New York ( 1814-06-04 ) Allegiance United States of America
Union Years of service 1850 - 1853 (Navy)
1861 - 1863 (Army) Rank Brevet Brigadier General Died January 4, 1881, Cleveland, Ohio, United States Books The Naval and Mail Steamers of the United States; Illustrated with Thirty-Six Fine Engravings. Beigefugt Ist Ein Brief Von Charles B. Stuart for Appl Service/branch United States Navy, Union Army | ||
Battles and wars American Civil War | ||
Charles Beebe Stuart (June 4, 1814 – January 4, 1881) was an American engineer, United States Navy and Union Army officer and politician.
Biography
Stuart was born in Chittenango Springs, Madison County, New York, and was educated in the common schools. He graduated from Union College. Afterwards he was engaged in the construction of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad, and the Brooklyn dry docks.
He was New York State Engineer and Surveyor from 1848 to 1849, elected on the Whig ticket. In November 1850, he was appointed Engineer-in-Chief, attached to the Bureau of Construction, Equipment and Repair of the United States Navy.
During the American Civil War, he raised the 50th New York Engineer Regiment, commanding it from 1861 to 1863, and was brevetted brigadier general. He built fortifications and bridges for the Army of the Potomac.
At the time of his death, he was as Chief Engineer engaged in the construction of the Conotton Valley Railway.
He died in Cleveland, Ohio on January 4, 1881, of gangrene which developed from a sprained ankle.