Charles Lawrence Peirson
Salem, Massachusetts, 1834 - 1920, Boston
Civil War - Union
Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant on 01 Jul 1861. Commissioned an officer in Company S, Massachusetts 20th Infantry Regiment on 27 Jul 1861. Promoted to Full Lt Colonel on 31 Aug 1862. Mustered out on 05 Sep 1862. Commissioned an officer in Company S, Massachusetts 39th Infantry Regiment on 06 Sep 1862.cPromoted to Full Colonel on 13 Jul 1864.Promoted to Brevet Colonel on 13 Mar 1865. Mustered out on 04 Jan 1865. Promoted to Brevet Brig-General on 13 Mar 1865.
He wrote "Ball's Bluff: An Episode And Its Consequences To Some Of Us"
From https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151111952/charles_lawrence_peirson; accessed 2/8/24 NW
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