Brig. Gen.
Charles
Russell
Lowell
III
Born about in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Anna Cabot (Lowell) Woodbury, Harriet Traill Spence (Lowell) Putnam and James Jackson Lowell
Husband of
Josephine (Shaw) Lowell
— married
31 Oct 1863 in Staten Island, New York, USA
Father of
Carlotta Russell Lowell
Died
at about age 29
in Middletown, Frederick, Virginia, United States
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Biography
Charles Lowell III is Notable.
Charles was born in 1835. He is the son of Francis George and Sarah Blake (Sturgis) Shaw.[1]
He was a railroad executive, and foundryman.
Nephew of the poet James Russell Lowell (1819 - 1891)
Charles served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was made a Captain of the 6th U. S. Cavalry May 14, 1861; Colonel 2nd Mass. Cavalry, April 15, 1863; Brigadier General of Volunteers, Oct. 19, 1864.[2]
He was mortally wounded at the Battle of Cedar Creek. He died 20 Oct 1864.[1] He was mourned by a number of leading generals. There is a monument to Charles in Mount Auburn Cemetery.[3]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Descendants of Nathaniel Russell Sturgis"; Marriage Date and Place from "Massachusetts Spy (Worcester, Mass.)" Vol. 92; Issue 48; Page 3 - Nov. 4, 1863.
- ↑ Humphreys, Charles A. p. 188-189
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/4902/charles-russell-lowell: accessed 11 December 2023), memorial page for Charles Russell Lowell (2 Jan 1835–20 Oct 1864), Find A Grave: Memorial #4902, citing Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.
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