Civil War Union Army Officer. Served as Colonel and commander of the 23rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, a three-month enlistment unit that was recruited at the outbreak of the Civil War. By the time the three-month enlistments ended, President Abraham Lincoln had called for 300,000 Volunteers. Lieutenant Colonel David Bell Birney, with the approval of Colonel Dare, began to organize the regiment into three-year volunteers towards the end of July 1861. By August 1, they were mustered in for three-year enlistments, and the unit's nickname would soon be "Birney's Zouaves". Colonel Dare was forced to resign due to an illness that would finally claim his life in October 1863.
Civil War Union Army Officer. Served as Colonel and commander of the 23rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, a three-month enlistment unit that was recruited at the outbreak of the Civil War. By the time the three-month enlistments ended, President Abraham Lincoln had called for 300,000 Volunteers. Lieutenant Colonel David Bell Birney, with the approval of Colonel Dare, began to organize the regiment into three-year volunteers towards the end of July 1861. By August 1, they were mustered in for three-year enlistments, and the unit's nickname would soon be "Birney's Zouaves". Colonel Dare was forced to resign due to an illness that would finally claim his life in October 1863.
Bio by: Frank P. Marrone Jr.
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MY HUSBAND
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COL. CHARLES P. DARE
DEPARTED THIS LIFE
OCTOBER 25, 1863
IN HIS 38TH YEAR
HE SLEEPS WELL
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