Charles H. Olmstead

Charles Hart Olmstead

Col. Charles H. Olmstead
Born April 2, 1837
Savannah, Georgia
Died August 17, 1926 (aged 89)
Savannah, Georgia
Buried at Laurel Grove Cemetery,
Savannah, Georgia[1]
Allegiance  Confederate States of America
Service/branch  Confederate States Army
Years of service 1861-1865 (CSA)
Rank Colonel
Commands held 1st Georgia Infantry
Fort Pulaski
Mercer's Brigade
Battles/wars

American Civil War:

Spouse(s) Florence Williams
Other work businessman

Charles Hart Olmstead (1837–1926) was a Confederate States Army officer during the American Civil War.[2]

Early life

Born in Savannah, Georgia on April 2, 1837, Olmstead became a graduate of Georgia Military Institute.[3]

Civil War

Olmstead was appointed major of the 1st Georgia Infantry Regiment on May 27, 1861.[4] He was placed in command of Fort Pulaski, after Georgia milita captured the fort on January 6, 1861. In November 1861, Olmstead had an estimated 385 men and 48 cannons to protect it. After a siege and bombardment, Olmstead surrendered the fortress on April 11, 1862[5] and was a prisoner for several months.[6]

Post war

After the war, at the age of 29, he married Florence Williams. Together they raised three daughters: Susan, Sarah, and Florence. He had a successful career in life insurance, shipping, and banking. Afterwards in New York City, he worked in the statistical department of Wanamaker's. In 1912 he wrote his Memoirs. He was 89 years old when he died in Savannah on August 17, 1926. Before his death he had written "I gratefully acknowledge that 'goodness and mercy' have followed me 'all the days of my life'".[7]

References

  1. ↑ Allardice, p. 294
  2. ↑ http://www2.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/o/Olmstead,Charles_H.html
  3. ↑ Allardice, Bruce. Confederate Colonels, University of Missouri Press, 2008. p. 294
  4. ↑ Wiggins, David N. (2007). Georgia's Confederate sons, Volume 1. University of West Georgia Press. p. 10.
  5. ↑ Jones, Terry L. (2011). Historical Dictionary of the Civil War, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press. p. 526.
  6. ↑ Brown, Russel K. (2004). "Our Connection with Savannah": History of the First Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters, 1862-1865. Mercer University Press. p. 13. ISBN 9780865549166.
  7. ↑ Walker, Scott (2007). Hell's Broke Loose in Georgia: Survival in a Civil War Regiment. University of Georgia Press. p. 251.

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