Charles Wollstonecraft

Charles Wollstonecraft did not stay in this country but emigrated to the United States of America. His career in the army there is recorded in Francis B Heitman’s Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army. On 4th June 1798, he was made a second lieutenant in the artillery and engineers. Seven years later, on 15th March 1805, he was promoted to the rank of captain in the artillery. After ten years faithful service in one grade, on 15th March 1815, he became a brevet major. Charles died on 28th September 1817.