Maj. Gen. Charles W. Field
Born: April 6, 1828
Woodford County, Kentucky
Died: April 9, 1892
Washington, D.C.
1849: West Point Graduate
1849: Brevet 2nd Lieutenant
1855: 1st Lieutenant
January 1861: Captain
May 30, 1861: Resigned USA
July 1861: Major CSA
November 1861: Colonel
March 1862: Brigadier General
1864: Major General
Maj. Gen. Charles W. Field
1849: West Point Graduate - 27th out of 43 cadets
1849: Brevet 2nd Lieutenant in the 2nd U.S. Dragoons
Assigned to Frontier Duty
1855: Promoted to 1st Lieutenant and assigned to 2nd U.S. Cavalry under Col. Albert Sidney Johnston
1856: Returned to West Point as Instructor of Cavalry Tactics
January 1861: Promoted to Captain
May 30, 1861: Resigned his commission and left West Point
First assignments for the Confederacy was organize a school for cavalry instruction
July 1861: Promoted to Major of 6th Virginia Cavalry
November 1861: Became Colonel of 6th Virginia Cavalry
Served under Gen. A.P. Hill during Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign
March - July 1862 - Peninsula Campaign
August 28-30, 1862: Severely wounded in leg during the 2nd Battle of Bull Run
May 1863: Able to resume limited military duties serving as Chief of Bureau of Conscription
February 1864: After being cleared for duty, rejoined the army in Tennessee serving on the court-martial of Lafayette McLaws
Promoted to Major General
Overland Campaign
May 5-6, 1864: Battle of the Wilderness
May 8-21, 1864: Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
When Gen. Longstreet was wounded, temporarily assumed command of the I Corps. Was later replaced by Maj. Gen. Richard Anderson who had seniority and combat experience
May 31-June 12, 1864: Battle of Cold Harbor
June 9, 1864 - March 28, 1865: Siege of Petersburg
August 16, 1864: Battle of Deep Bottom
April 1865: Surrendered at Appomattox Court House
Boatner, Mark M. III. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: David McKay, 1967. p 279
Charles W. Smith. 14 March 2023. web. 27 March 2023.
Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Gray Lives of the Confederate Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State, 1992. p 87-88