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]
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- ↑ "Officers of Volunteers". http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F40F11FF345911738DDDA90994DD405B8885F0D3. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
- ↑ McMahon, Martin T.. "The Death of General John Sedgwick". http://www.civilwarhome.com/sedgwickdeath.htm. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
- ↑ The Photographic History of the Civil War: Three Volumes in One. New York: Random House Value Publishing, Inc.. 1983. pp. 316. 0-517-20155-0.
- ↑ "230 Beacon Street". http://www.bosarchitecture.com/backbay/beacon/230.html. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
- ↑ "Officers of Volunteers". http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F40F11FF345911738DDDA90994DD405B8885F0D3. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
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