CHARLES H. WHITE -- 118th INFANTRYBURIED TWICE - Charles H. White, a carpenter and joiner, was born in Clinton County in 1832, to Flavia Weston and Charles White who was born in England. The family settled in the Town of Chesterfield to farm. Charles was still on the farm when he enlisted in the 118th Infantry in Black Brook with 44 other men from the local area. Four of the 44 who mustered into Company K with him didn't return. At 28 years old he was older than the average soldier and at 6' tall, was almost 5" taller. His Muster Roll Abstract says he had blue eyes, light hair and a light complexion.The 118th mustered in Plattsburgh and left by steamer for Washington on September 1, 1862. They stayed in the capital area doing provost and guard duties until the next April when they began their life on the battlefield at the Siege of Suffolk. In 1863, the regiment had four more engagements but lost blood only at South Anna on July 4th. They went into winter quarters at Newport News, VA, and were on the move again in January. By this time, Charles had been promoted through the ranks to 1st Sergeant.Several battles and skirmishes followed, and, on May 4, 1864, they boarded transports at Yorktown to go up the James to join the Operations in the Richmond and Petersburg area. Two days later, they landed at Bermuda Hundred and marched to near Point of Rocks on the Appomattox RiverHeavy fighting started on May 5th and continued through the month with the Department of Virginia -- Port Walthall and Chester Station, Swift Creek, Proctor's Creek, Drewry's Bluff and Bermuda Hundred -- Charles was wounded and taken prisoner at Drewry's Bluff on May 16th and taken to the Libby Prison Hospital in Richmond, where he died on June 1, 1864. He was one of the regiment's 199 casualties that month.Charles was buried on the hospital grounds and, eventually, was reburied in the Richmond National Cemetery in Richmond, VA, designed by General Montgomery Meigs who was also the principal architect for Arlington National Cemetery.Isn\'t this a stunning photograph of Charles from his Findagrave page?
