Charles S. Drew | |
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_Drew,_1865.jpg) Civil War veteran C. S. Drew in 1865 | |
| Nickname(s) | C.S. Drew |
| Born | April 2, 1825 Bolton, Brome, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | October 25, 1886 (aged 61) Yountville, California |
| Allegiance | United States of America (Union) |
| Service/ | Union Army |
| Years of service | 1854–1857 (Oregon militia) 1861–1865 (U.S. Army) |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Unit | 1st Oregon Cavalry |
| Commands | Camp Baker (Oregon); Fort Klamath |
| Battles/wars | Rogue River Indian War; American Civil War |
Charles Stewart Drew (1825 – 1886), also known as C.S. Drew, was a representative in the legislature of the Oregon Territory of the United States and quartermaster general of the territorial militia in the 1850s. During the American Civil War, he was a Union Army officer, serving in the 1st Oregon Cavalry regiment. He eventually reached the rank of lieutenant colonel. In 1864, he led an Army reconnaissance party into southeastern Oregon. The expedition, known as the Owyhee Reconnaissance, traveled through uncharted country from Fort Klamath to Fort Boise and back. Drew was the author of two historically important military reports; one documented Indian attacks on American settlers in the Oregon Territory and the other was his report of the Owyhee Reconnaissance.