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About Capt. Charles Danforth, Jr., U.S.V.
- Captain Danforth was killed on 27 June 1862, while leading his troops into combat during the Battle of Gaines Mill, Peninsula Campaign. He commanded Company I, 2nd New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Regiment. This information was mentioned in the obituary of his mother, Mary Danforth (nee Willett) in the Paterson Daily Guardian, Paterson, N.J., Friday Evening, April 27, 1888.
- Charles' birth information is available at https://www.myheritage.com/matchingresult-016c93d48864f93e5eb88336a...
- Charles' birth and death information are available at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9484961/charles-danforth
- The following write-up is available at the above-mentioned URL, and is provided below in its entirety:
- "Civil War Union Army Officer. Captain, Company I, 2nd New Jersey Volunteers. "On the 27th, Colonel Tucker with D, H, I and K, was ordered to cross the Chickahominy, and soon after ordered to relieve a full regiment.
- "Nothing taunted at the smallness of their, numbers, they formed with perfect order and fought the unequal contest with a cool determination worthy of all praise.
- "Soon the superior numbers of the enemy enabled him to turn their flanks; under this cross fire the remaining few, headed by Colonel Tucker, assisted by Major Ryerson, Captains Bishop and Tay, and Lieutenant Buckley, rallied around the colors, when a shower of balls poured upon the small force, wounding our brave Colonel in the breast.
- "Lieutenant Root, of Company K, attempted to carry him off the field, when another volley wounded the Lieutenant in three places and the Colonel in two. He soon breathed his last, and it became necessary to abandon his remains. Sergeant Charles Pierson, of Company H, remained with the Colonel until the last, thoughtfully removing his papers.
- "This fire also wounded the Major in the bowels, and he was left on the field with three men of Company I, who gallantly refused to leave him. Captain Danforth, of Company I, received his death wound early in the engagement while gallantly leading his men.
- "Where all behaved so well, it appears almost invidious to mention names, but admiration of the cool courage of Colonel Tucker and other officers named is the universal sentiment of eyewitnesses. Adjutant Cook rendered efficient service in carrying orders, and had his horse shot under him.
- "Colonel Tucker, who fell while rallying his men, was cool and brave to the last. To one who spoke to him as his command entered the woods on that fatal day, he smilingly said, 'It is rather hot in there, and some of us will never come out, but the Jersey boys will do their duty.' When some of his men were carrying him to the rear he said, 'Don't mind me, but go ahead and give it to them.'
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Capt. Charles Danforth, Jr., U.S.V.'s Timeline
| 1837 |
March 7, 1837
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Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, United States
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| 1862 |
June 27, 1862
Age 25
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Gaines Mill, Hanover, Virginia, Confederate States of America
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