Charles purchased property in Dunkirk, Chautauqua County, New York, on 1 February 1860 for $215. On 21 August 1862, while a resident of Chautauqua County, he enlisted in the Union Army. He served in Company G of the 112th Regiment of New York Infantry as a private throughout the Civil War. He was discharged at Raleigh, North Carolina, on 13 June 1865. After the Civil War, Charles farmed in Chautauqua County, residing at Dunkirk and Smith's Mills. He suffered from chronic rheumatism and piles, which he had contracted during the war. After the death of his wife, he lived at Hanover, Chautauqua County, New York, with his daughter Elizabeth and her husband Philip Balser. He moved to Frontier County, Nebraska, with them.
Charles purchased property in Dunkirk, Chautauqua County, New York, on 1 February 1860 for $215. On 21 August 1862, while a resident of Chautauqua County, he enlisted in the Union Army. He served in Company G of the 112th Regiment of New York Infantry as a private throughout the Civil War. He was discharged at Raleigh, North Carolina, on 13 June 1865. After the Civil War, Charles farmed in Chautauqua County, residing at Dunkirk and Smith's Mills. He suffered from chronic rheumatism and piles, which he had contracted during the war. After the death of his wife, he lived at Hanover, Chautauqua County, New York, with his daughter Elizabeth and her husband Philip Balser. He moved to Frontier County, Nebraska, with them.
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