Charles W. Atherton
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Jump to navigationJump to searchCharles W. Atherton was a 2nd Lieutenant in the 6th Wisconsin Infantry / Company G.
Antebellum
- Enlisted from Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin
War Career
- April 20, 1861 - Enlisted in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry / Company D
- June 11, 1861 - Mustered into federal service with unit
- ? - Corporal
- ? - Sergeant
- August 6, 1862 - Taken prisoner
- ? - Veteran
- June 10, 1864 - Transferred to the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry - Independent Battalion / Company A
- ? - Sergeant
- September 14, 1864 - Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant of the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry - Independent Battalion / Company B
- November 30, 1864 - Transferred to the 6th Wisconsin Infantry / Company H, as 2nd Lieutenant
- March 31, 1865 - Promoted to Brevet 1st Lieutenant of U.S. Volunteers
- April 1, 1865 - Promoted to Brevet Captain of U.S. Volunteers
- June 13, 1865 - Resigned commission
Postwar Career
- After the war, he lived in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio
- June 2, 1885 - Applied for a pension (Application #541,256)
- ? - Died
- May 9, 1907 - After Charles died, his wife applied for a pension from Ohio (Application #569,394)
- April 19, 1915 - His minor son applied for a pension from Ohio (Application #1,045,877)
Family
- Alice E. Atherton - spouse, widow
- John Schlatter - son
Notes
Sources
- Adjutant General's Office General Order #133, August 22, 1865
- National Archive Microfilm - Group M559, Roll 1
- National Archives: Index to Federal Pension Records
- National Park Service - Aterthon, Charles W. (2nd Infantry)
- National Park Service - Atherton, Charles C. (2nd Infantry)
- National Park Service - Atherton, Charles W. (2nd Infantry)
- National Park Service - Atherton, Charles W. (6th Infantry)
- Wisconsin. Adjutant-General's Office. Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865. Volume 1. (Madison, 1886). (Pages 356, 379, 382, 525)
- SUVCW Database: http://www.suvcwdb.org/
Categories:
- Wisconsin Soldiers
- 2nd Wisconsin Infantry
- 2nd Wisconsin Infantry - Independent Battalion
- 6th Wisconsin Infantry
- Soldiers from Rock County, Wisconsin
- Soldiers from Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Enlisted
- Wisconsin Mustered In
- Wisconsin Non-Commissioned Officers
- Wisconsin Officers
- Union Officers on ? (2nd Lieutenant)
- Wisconsin Officers on ? (2nd Lieutenant)
- Union Officers on ? (Brevet 1st Lieutenant)
- Wisconsin Officers on ? (Brevet 1st Lieutenant)
- Union Officers on ? (Brevet Captain)
- Wisconsin Officers on ? (Brevet Captain)
- Wisconsin Veterans
- Wisconsin Prisoners
- Wisconsin Resigned
- Union Resigned on 1865.06.13
- Wisconsin Resigned on 1865.06.13
- Source: RWV (1) 0356
- Source: RWV (1) 0379
- Source: RWV (1) 0382
- Source: RWV (1) 0525