Brig. Gen. Charles P. Stone
Born: September 30, 1824
Greenfield, Massachusetts
Died: January 24, 1887
New York City, New York
West Point: June 1845
July 1, 1845: Brevet 2nd Lieutenant
Sept. 8, 1847: Brevet 1st Lieutenant
Sept. 13, 1847: Brevet Captain
Feb. 26, 1853: 1st Lieutenant
Nov. 17, 1856: Resigned U. S. Army
Jan. 1, 1861: Colonel
Aug. 1861: Brigadier General
April 4, 1864: Demoted to Colonel
Sept. 13, 1864: Resigned U. S. Army
June 1845: West Point Graduate - 7th in class of 41
Aug. 28, 1845 - Jan. 13, 1846: West Point Assistant Professor - Geography, History, and Ethics
1846: Watervliet Arsenal, New York - Assistant Ordnance Officer
1846: Stationed at Fortress Monroe
1846 - 1847: Mexican War
March 9-29, 1847: Siege of Veracruz
Sept. 8, 1847: Battle of Molino del Rey
Sept. 13, 1847: Battle of Chapultepec
Sept. 15, 1847: Battle of Mexico City
1848: Watervliet Arsenal - Assistant Ordnance Officer
1848: Granted leave of absence to study military tactics in Europe
1850: Watervliet Arsenal
1851: Commander, Fort Monroe Arsenal
1851: Appointed Chief of Ordnance for the Pacific Department
Nov. 17, 1856: Resigned his commission due to inadequate pay for his family
Jan. 1, 1861: Inspector General of the District of Columbia Militia
May 14, 1861: 14th U. S. Infantry Regiment
Aug. 1861: Promoted to Brigadier General effective May 17, 1861
July 21, 1861: Commanded a Brigade at the Battle of Manassas
August 1861: Commander, Corps of Observation
Oct. 21, 1861: Battle of Ball's Bluff
Feb. 8, 1862: Arrested for suspected disloyalty and treason
Aug 16, 1862: Released without explanation or an apology
Feb. 27, 1863: Allowed to hear the testimony against him, testified, and was cleared of charges
May 1863: Department of the Gulf as a member of the surrender commission of Port Harbor
March - May 1864: Chief of Staff for MGen. Nathaniel Banks during the Red River Campaign
April 4, 1864: Demoted to Colonel
June 1864: Brigade Commander in the Army of the Potomac during the siege of Petersburg
Sept. 13, 1864: Resigned from the U. S. Army
1865 - 1869: Engineer and then Superintendent at Virginia's Dover Milling Company
1870 - 1883: Recommend by Gen. Sherman, served in Egyptian Army as Chief-of-Staff and aide-de-camp as Lt. Gen.
Chief Engineer for the construction of the Statue of Liberty's pedestal
Boatner, Mark M. III. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: David McKay, 1959. p. 800
Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Blue Lives of the Union Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State, 1964. p 480-481