Brig. Gen. Charles S. Winder
Born: 21 September 1820
Easton, Maryland
Died: 9 August 1862
Battle of Cedar Mountain
West Point: 1850
3 March 1855: Captain
1 April 1861: Resigned Commission
16 March 1861: Major CSA
8 July 1861: Colonel
1 March 1862: Brig. Gen.
Brig. Gen. Charles S. Winder
1850: West Point Graduate - 22 of 44
1854: Enroute to Panama, showed heroism during a hurricane, promoted to Captian
3 March 1855: Promoted to Captain
1 April 1861: Resigned Commission
16 March 1861: Appointed Major of Artillery in Regular Confederate Army
12-14 April 1861: Participated in the reduction of Fort Sumter
8 July 1861: Appointed Colonel
1 Mar 1862: Provisional Rank of Brig. Gen.
1862: Shenandoah Valley Campaign
8 May 1862: Battle of McDowell
25 June - 1 July 1862: Seven Days Battle
Boatner, Mark M. III., The Civil War Dictionary. New York: David McKay, 1969. p 940
Warner, Ezra J. Generals In Gray - Lives of the Confederate Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State Univ., 1992. p 339-340