From Berrian County, Charles enlisted at Kalamazoo on on August 20, 1861 at age 18. He was mustered out at New Orleans, Louisiana, on September 20, 1861. Reenlisted at Niles on May 1, 1863, in the 2nd Brigade, Third Division, 9th Army Corps Band. He died of disease at Nicholasville, Kentucky, on August 23, 1863.
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