Charles Swain Lovell

Biography

Born, 13 February, 1811, at Hull, Massachusetts. Died 3, January, 1871, Louisville, KY

The United States Civil War

Major Charles Swain Lovell (1811 - 1871)

Command Billet: Brigade Commander. Unit: 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, V Corps. Home State: Massachusetts

Before the Antietam Campaign:

He enlisted as a private in the 2d United States artillery in January, 1831, and served in various garrisons, rising to quartermaster-sergeant, sergeant-major, and, in October, 1837, to 2d lieutenant. He was promoted 1st lieutenant in July, 1838, captain, 18 June, 1846, and took part in the battles of Churubusco, Molino del Rey, Chapultepec, and the city of Mexico. He then served in the territories till the civil war, and after promotion to major, on 14 May, 1861, commanded a brigade at Gaines's Mills, Malvern Hill, the second battle of Bull Run, Antietam, and Fredericksburg.

In the Antietam Campaign: He was in command of the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division of the V Corps, largely in reserve on September 17.

The remainder of the War: From 1863 till 1865 he was on provost-marshal duty in Wisconsin, and he was promoted Lieutenant-Colonel, 21 January, 1863, and Colonel of the 14th infantry, 16 February, 1865.

After the War:

After the war he commanded his regiment at Fort Yuma, California, and on 15 December, 1870, was retired from active service.

Sources

• https://antietam.aotw.org/officers.php?officer_id=299
• [Online at Appleton's]
• http://antietam.aotw.org/officers.php?officer_id=299
• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7153115
• Photo above courtesy AotW member Tim Reese - from the US Army Military History Institute, MOLLUS Collection.
• https://completely-kentucky.fandom.com/wiki/Charles_Swain_Lovell
• https://www.loc.gov/resource/ppmsca.54351/
• https://oac.cdlib.org/search?style=oac4;Institution=UC%20Berkeley::Bancroft%20Library;titlesAZ=J;descriptions=show;idT=UCb112146582

UC Berkeley > Bancroft Library Collection GuideBrief record only Collection Title:Collection Number:Get Items: James Wall Schureman letters, 1842-1851. BANC MSS 84/73 c No online items No online items Collection location Offline. Contact UC Berkeley::Bancroft Library Collection Overview Title: James Wall Schureman letters, 1842-1851 Creator/Contributor: Schureman, James Wall, d. 1852, creator Creator/Contributor: Smith, Caleb, d. 1874, Correspondent. Creator/Contributor: Lovell, Charles Swain, 1811-1871, Correspondent. Creator/Contributor: Keyes, Erasmus D. (Erasmus Darwin), 1810-1895, Correspondent. Abstract: Written by a young army officer, describing life at military posts in Louisiana and Michigan; experiences (1846-1848) in Mexico during the Mexican-American War; voyage around the Horn (Dec. 1848-July 1849) on the ship Mary and Adeline, via Rio and Valparaiso; effect of gold fever in Valparaiso and San Francisco; posts in Benicia and at Rancho del Chino; travels in the Sierra Nevada as escort to Colonel Warner's party; growth of Benicia, Sacramento, and San Francisco; description of Los Angeles; Indian depredations, particularly in Southern California; crime and criminals, especially the Lugo brothers; arrival of Mormons in California, etc. With these, letters from James T. Overstreet, Charles Swain Lovell, Erasmus Darwin Keys, Caleb Smith and others, concerning the last illness and death of Schureman. Date: 1842 (issued) Subject: Mary and Adeline (Ship) United States. -- Army -- Military life Voyages to the Pacific coast Indians of North America -- California Gold mines and mining -- California Crime -- California Mormons -- California Mexican War, 1846-1848 Criminals -- California Mexico -- Description and travel Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) -- Description and travel Valparaíso (Chile) -- Description and travel San Francisco (Calif.) -- Description and travel Benicia (Calif.) -- Description and travel Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Description and travel Note: National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections Physical Description: 1 box. BANC MSS 84/73 c Related Item: National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections