Charles Lane Fitzhugh

Charles Lane Fitzhugh
General Charles Lane Fitzhugh
Born(1838-08-22)August 22, 1838
Oswego, New York, US
DiedSeptember 16, 1923(1923-09-16) (aged 85)
Cobourg, Ontario, Canada
Place of burial
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
Service / branchUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1861 - 1868
Rank Colonel
Brevet Brigadier General
Commands6th New York Cavalry Regiment
2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division
Battles / warsAmerican Civil War

Charles Lane Fitzhugh (August 22, 1838 – September 16, 1923) was a Union Army colonel during the American Civil War, who was later appointed a brevet brigadier general of volunteers for gallantry, energy and ability and a brevet brigadier general in the regular U.S. Army for gallant and meritorious services in the field during the war.[1]

  1. ^ Hunt, Roger D. and Jack R. Brown, Brevet Brigadier Generals in Blue. Gaithersburg, MD: Olde Soldier Books, Inc., 1990. ISBN 978-1-56013-002-4. p. 205.