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'''Charles Jackson Paine''' (August 26, 1833 &ndash; August 12, 1916) was an [[United States|American]] railroad executive, [[soldier]], and [[yachtsman]] who was a general in the [[Union Army]] during the [[American Civil War]].
'''Charles Jackson Paine''' (August 26, 1833 &ndash; August 12, 1916) was an American railroad executive, soldier, and [[yachtsman]] who was a general in the [[Union Army]] during the [[American Civil War]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
[[File:General Charles J. Paine.jpg|thumb|left|General Charles J. Paine, [[John Singer Sargent]], 1904]]
[[File:General Charles J. Paine.jpg|thumb|left|General Charles J. Paine, [[John Singer Sargent]], 1904]]


Paine was born August 26, 1833, in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], son of Charles Cushing Paine and Fannie Cabot Jackson, and great-grandson of [[Robert Treat Paine]], one of the signers of the [[United States Declaration of Independence]]. His brother, Sumner Edward Jackson Paine, was a 2nd Lieutenant in Company A, [[20th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry]] and was killed during the repulse of Pickett's Charge on July 3, 1863, at the [[Battle of Gettysburg]].
Paine was born August 26, 1833, in [[Boston]], Massachusetts, son of Charles Cushing Paine and Fannie Cabot Jackson, and great-grandson of [[Robert Treat Paine]], one of the signers of the [[United States Declaration of Independence]].<ref name=Cyclopaedia>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lcVKAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA448 |title=The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography |volume=I |publisher=James T. White & Company |pages=448–449 |year=1893 |access-date=2021-04-26 |via=Google Books}}</ref> His brother, Sumner Edward Jackson Paine, was a 2nd Lieutenant in Company A, [[20th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry]] and was killed during the repulse of Pickett's Charge on July 3, 1863, at the [[Battle of Gettysburg]].


He graduated from [[Harvard University|Harvard]] in 1853 and made a considerable fortune in railroad enterprises. In 1861 he entered the Federal service as a [[Captain (United States O-3)|captain]] in the [[22nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry|22nd Massachusetts Infantry]]. The next year he was sent to [[Ship Island (Mississippi)|Ship Island, Mississippi]]. In October, he was commissioned as the first [[Colonel (United States)|colonel]] of the [[2nd Louisiana Regiment Infantry (Union)|2nd Louisiana Infantry]]. During the [[siege of Port Hudson]] (May 24&ndash;July 8, 1863) he commanded a [[brigade]]. On March 4, 1864, Paine resigned his commission and returned to Massachusetts.
He graduated from [[Harvard University|Harvard]] in 1853 and made a considerable fortune in railroad enterprises. In 1861 he entered the Federal service as a [[Captain (United States O-3)|captain]] in the [[22nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry|22nd Massachusetts Infantry]]. The next year he was sent to [[Ship Island (Mississippi)|Ship Island, Mississippi]]. In October, he was commissioned as the first [[Colonel (United States)|colonel]] of the [[2nd Louisiana Regiment Infantry (Union)|2nd Louisiana Infantry]]. During the [[siege of Port Hudson]] (May 24 – July 8, 1863) he commanded a [[brigade]]. On March 4, 1864, Paine resigned his commission and returned to Massachusetts.


The following July, he again entered the service as a [[Brigadier general (United States)|brigadier general]]. On September 29, Paine led a division of black troops at New Market Heights, located south of [[Richmond, Virginia]]. Paine participated in both expeditions against Fort Fisher (December 1864/January 1865), although his troops played only a minor role. His division was however more actively engaged during the following [[Battle of Wilmington]]. After the war, he served briefly as the district commander at New Berne, and managed to arrange the retrieval of Robert Gould Shaw's captured sword, so that it could be returned to the bereaved family. On January 15, 1866, he was [[Brevet (military)|brevetted]] as a [[Major general (United States)|major general]] of volunteers.
The following July, he again entered the service as a [[Brigadier general (United States)|brigadier general]]. On September 29, Paine led a division of black troops at New Market Heights, located south of [[Richmond, Virginia]]. Paine participated in both expeditions against Fort Fisher (December 1864/January 1865), although his troops played only a minor role. His division was however more actively engaged during the following [[Battle of Wilmington]]. After the war, he served briefly as the district commander at New Berne, and managed to arrange the retrieval of Robert Gould Shaw's captured sword, so that it could be returned to the bereaved family. On January 15, 1866, he was [[Brevet (military)|brevetted]] as a [[Major general (United States)|major general]] of volunteers.


During his later years, Paine took a great interest in [[yachting]]. He was the owner of the ''[[Puritan (yacht)|Puritan]]'', the ''[[Mayflower (yacht)|Mayflower]]'', and the ''[[Volunteer (yacht)|Volunteer]]'', each of which successfully defended the ''[[America's Cup|America's cup]]'' against a [[United Kingdom|British]] challenger.<ref name="Son John">{{cite web|title=John Paine|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/john-paine-1.html|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|accessdate=25 June 2017}}</ref>
During his later years, Paine took a great interest in [[yachting]]. He was the owner of the ''[[Puritan (yacht)|Puritan]]'', the ''[[Mayflower (yacht)|Mayflower]]'', and the ''[[Volunteer (yacht)|Volunteer]]'', each of which successfully defended the ''[[America's Cup]]'' against a British challenger.<ref name="Son John">{{cite web|title=John Paine|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/john-paine-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418092600/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/john-paine-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 18, 2020|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|accessdate=June 25, 2017}}</ref>


Paine was one of the oarsmen in the first boat race between Harvard and Yale (August 1852), which was the first inter-collegiate sporting event in North America. He would be one of the charter members of The Country Club (Brookline, Massachusetts), the prototype of country clubs everywhere, and built one of the first golf courses in North America in Weston, Massachusetts. He reputedly played with red golfballs, so as to be able to find them in the winter among the snowdrifts.{{citation needed|date=December 2011}} Paine helped finance the founding of Middlesex School (Concord, Massachusetts), of which his son-in-law Frederick Winsor was the founder and first headmaster. Paine's interest in sports continued into the next generation: two of his sons, John B. and Sumner, won pistol-shooting events at the first modern Olympic Games (Athens 1896).
Paine was one of the oarsmen in the first boat race between Harvard and Yale (August 1852), which was the first inter-collegiate sporting event in North America. He would be one of the charter members of The Country Club (Brookline, Massachusetts), the prototype of country clubs everywhere, and built one of the first golf courses in North America in Weston, Massachusetts. He reputedly played with red golf balls, so as to be able to find them in the winter among the snowdrifts.{{citation needed|date=December 2011}} Paine helped finance the founding of Middlesex School (Concord, Massachusetts), of which his son-in-law Frederick Winsor was the founder and first headmaster. Paine's interest in sports continued into the next generation: two of his sons, John B. and Sumner, won pistol-shooting events at the first modern Olympic Games (Athens 1896).<ref name="Son John" />

<ref name="Son John" />
Paine died at his summer home in [[Weston, Massachusetts]] on August 12, 1916.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76523803/gen-c-j-paine-to-be-laid-to-rest/ |title=Gen C. J. Paine To Be Laid To Rest |newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]] |pages=1, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76524007/gen-c-j-paine-to-be-laid-to-rest/ 2] |date=1916-08-14 |access-date=2021-04-26 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> He was buried at [[Mount Auburn Cemetery]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76524082/funeral-of-gen-paine/ |title=Funeral of Gen Paine |newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]] |page=6 |date=1916-08-17 |access-date=2021-04-26 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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*{{cite book
|title=Paine Ancestry. The Family of Robert Treat Paine, Signer of the Declaration
|title=Paine Ancestry. The Family of Robert Treat Paine, Signer of the Declaration
|author=Sarah Cushing Paine, Charles Henry Pope
|author=Sarah Cushing Paine, Charles Henry Pope
|year=1912
|year=1912
|publisher= Press of D. Clapp & Son
|publisher= Press of D. Clapp & Son
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|isbn=
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YEhBAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA239
|url=https://archive.org/details/paineancestryfa00popegoog
|pages=[https://archive.org/details/paineancestryfa00popegoog/page/n247 239]–269 }}
|pages=239–269 }}
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080314011017/http://www.jssgallery.org/Paintings/General_Charles_Paine.htm General Charles J. Paine] portrait by [[John Singer Sargent]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080314011017/http://www.jssgallery.org/Paintings/General_Charles_Paine.htm General Charles J. Paine] portrait by [[John Singer Sargent]]

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Latest revision as of 22:05, 31 October 2024

Charles Jackson Paine
General Charles J. Paine
Born(1833-08-26)August 26, 1833
Boston, Massachusetts
DiedAugust 12, 1916(1916-08-12) (aged 82)
Weston, Massachusetts
Place of burial
Mount Auburn Cemetery
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
Service / branchUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1861–1866
Rank Brigadier General
Battles / warsAmerican Civil War:
*Siege of Port Hudson
*Siege of Petersburg
Other workRailroad executive, yachtsman
Signature

Charles Jackson Paine (August 26, 1833 – August 12, 1916) was an American railroad executive, soldier, and yachtsman who was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Biography

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General Charles J. Paine, John Singer Sargent, 1904

Paine was born August 26, 1833, in Boston, Massachusetts, son of Charles Cushing Paine and Fannie Cabot Jackson, and great-grandson of Robert Treat Paine, one of the signers of the United States Declaration of Independence.[1] His brother, Sumner Edward Jackson Paine, was a 2nd Lieutenant in Company A, 20th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry and was killed during the repulse of Pickett's Charge on July 3, 1863, at the Battle of Gettysburg.

He graduated from Harvard in 1853 and made a considerable fortune in railroad enterprises. In 1861 he entered the Federal service as a captain in the 22nd Massachusetts Infantry. The next year he was sent to Ship Island, Mississippi. In October, he was commissioned as the first colonel of the 2nd Louisiana Infantry. During the siege of Port Hudson (May 24 – July 8, 1863) he commanded a brigade. On March 4, 1864, Paine resigned his commission and returned to Massachusetts.

The following July, he again entered the service as a brigadier general. On September 29, Paine led a division of black troops at New Market Heights, located south of Richmond, Virginia. Paine participated in both expeditions against Fort Fisher (December 1864/January 1865), although his troops played only a minor role. His division was however more actively engaged during the following Battle of Wilmington. After the war, he served briefly as the district commander at New Berne, and managed to arrange the retrieval of Robert Gould Shaw's captured sword, so that it could be returned to the bereaved family. On January 15, 1866, he was brevetted as a major general of volunteers.

During his later years, Paine took a great interest in yachting. He was the owner of the Puritan, the Mayflower, and the Volunteer, each of which successfully defended the America's Cup against a British challenger.[2]

Paine was one of the oarsmen in the first boat race between Harvard and Yale (August 1852), which was the first inter-collegiate sporting event in North America. He would be one of the charter members of The Country Club (Brookline, Massachusetts), the prototype of country clubs everywhere, and built one of the first golf courses in North America in Weston, Massachusetts. He reputedly played with red golf balls, so as to be able to find them in the winter among the snowdrifts.[citation needed] Paine helped finance the founding of Middlesex School (Concord, Massachusetts), of which his son-in-law Frederick Winsor was the founder and first headmaster. Paine's interest in sports continued into the next generation: two of his sons, John B. and Sumner, won pistol-shooting events at the first modern Olympic Games (Athens 1896).[2]

Paine died at his summer home in Weston, Massachusetts on August 12, 1916.[3] He was buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. I. James T. White & Company. 1893. pp. 448–449. Retrieved April 26, 2021 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b "John Paine". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  3. ^ "Gen C. J. Paine To Be Laid To Rest". The Boston Globe. August 14, 1916. pp. 1, 2. Retrieved April 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Funeral of Gen Paine". The Boston Globe. August 17, 1916. p. 6. Retrieved April 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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