Charles Ewing (general)

Charles Ewing
General Charles Ewing
Born(1835-03-06)March 6, 1835
Lancaster, Ohio
DiedJune 20, 1883(1883-06-20) (aged 48)
Washington, D.C.
Place of burial
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
Service / branchUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1861 – 1867
Rank Captain, USA
Brigadier General, USV
Unit13th Infantry Regiment
Commands1st Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment
Battles / warsAmerican Civil War
*Battle of Shiloh
*Battle of Vicksburg
*Atlanta Campaign
*Battle of Bentonville
Other workLawyer

Charles Ewing (March 6, 1835 – June 20, 1883) was an attorney and Union Army general during the American Civil War. He was the son of Interior Secretary Thomas Ewing, the brother of Thomas Ewing Jr. and Hugh Boyle Ewing, and the foster brother and brother-in-law of William T. Sherman. Ewing's sister and Sherman's wife was Ellen Ewing Sherman.