Family:Whitney, Charles Edward (1840-1872)
Charles Edward8 Whitney (Benjamin Franklin7, Cyrus6, Isaiah5, Isaiah4, Isaiah3, Thomas2, John1), son of Benjamin Franklin7 and Louisa (Lawrence) Whitney, was born 19 Nov 1840, Harvard, MA, and died 8 Feb 1872 unmarried.
He enlisted at the beginning of the war and served to the end; lay 100 days in the trenches in front of Petersburg, VA, where from disease and bullets he was left the highest in command of his regiment, a part of the time only sergeant-major, then captain. He was one of the first to march into Richmond. The horse which he rode came back to Boston with him, bore him to his father's in Harvard, was honored and cared for and finally buried long after the Captain had gone to his last muster. In the Wilderness he had seen his friends cut down, had suffered much from exposure, but lived after returning home until 1872, having gradually succumbed to pulmonary disease, the seeds of which were planted by repeated attacks of pneumonia while in service. He or his friends never asked for a pension. His brother Solon F. was appointed adminstrator of his estate 20 Feb 1872.
Census
- 1860: not found. There are several candidates, but cannot distinguish him.
- 1870: not found. There are several candidates, but cannot distinguish him.
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