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Revision as of 10:53, 6 November 2007
Charles Edward Phelps | |
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| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service | United States Army |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Unit | 7th Maryland Infantry |
| Battles / wars | American Civil War |
| Awards | Medal of Honor |
Charles Edward Phelps (May 1, 1833 – December 27, 1908) rose to the rank of Brigadier General in the U.S. Army in the Civil War, served as a city councilman, a U.S. Congressman from the third district of Maryland, and received the Medal of Honor.
Biography
Phelps was born in Guilford, Vermont on May 1, 1833. At the age of 5, he moved with his parents to Pennsylvania, and at the age of 8 to Maryland. He matriculated at Princeton University, where he was admitted to the Zeta Psi fraternity, graduating in 1853. He subsequently sought a career in law, and joined the Maryland bar in 1855. He admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of the United States in 1859. In 1860, he was elected to the Baltimore city council.
In 1861, he was commissioned a major of the Maryland Guard, and, in 1862, he was raised to Lieutenant Colonel of the Seventh Maryland Volunteers, fighting for the Union. He was honorably discharged on account of wounds in 1864, and was shortly thereafter elected as congressman from the 3rd district of Maryland to the Thirty-Ninth Congress. He was subsequently given commission as brevet Brigadier General, and received the Medal of Honor for valor at the Battle of Spotsylvania.
Medal of Honor
Rank and organization: Colonel, 7th Maryland Infantry. Place and date: At Laurel Hill, Va., 8 May 1864. Entered service at: Baltimore, Md. Born: 1 May 1833, Guilford, Vt. Date of issue: 30 March 1898.
Citation:
- Rode to the head of the assaulting column, then much broken by severe losses and faltering under the close fire of artillery, placed himself conspicuously in front of the troops, and gallantly rallied and led them to within a few feet of the enemy's works, where he was severely wounded and captured.
See also
- List of Medal of Honor recipients
- List of Medal of Honor recipients: Civil War M-Z
- List of U.S. military decorations
References
- Vermont Civil War center - Minibio of Phelps's life and military record
- United States Congress. "Charles E. Phelps (id: P000292)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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