Charles P. Austin
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Jump to navigationJump to searchCharles P. Austin was a Corporal in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry / Company G.
Antebellum
- Enlisted from Portage, Columbia County, Wisconsin
War Career
- April 19, 1861 - Enlisted in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry / Company G
- June 11, 1861 - Mustered into federal service with unit
- ? - Corporal
- August 28, 1862 - Wounded and taken prisoner in action at the
Engagement at Gainesville, Virginia
- June 30, 1864 - Mustered out of federal service when term expired
Post-War Career
- November 1, 1879 - Applied for a pension (Application #315,394)
- ? - Died
- April 26, 1921 - After Charles died, his wife applied for a pension from California (Application #1,173,226)
Family
- Mary J. Austin - spouse, widow
Notes
Sources
- National Archive Microfilm - Group M559, Roll 1
- National Archives: Index to Federal Pension Records
- National Park Service - Austin, Charles P.
- Wisconsin. Adjutant-General's Office. Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865. Volume 1. (Madison, 1886). (Page 364)