Brig. Gen. Charles Turner

1825 - 1880  (55 years)

• Name	Brig. Gen. Charles Turner  [1]
  Alternate birth	Abt 1825	Massachusetts   [2]
  Alternate birth	Abt 1825	Connecticut   [3]
  Birth	2 Mar 1825	Hampden County, Massachusetts   [4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Death	13 Jul 1880	Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois   [4, 5]
  Burial	Lakeside Cemetery, Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois   [4]
  Person ID	I39784	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of LD
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	Rev. Charles Avery Turner,   b. 20 May 1796, Groton, New London, Connecticut d. 5 Oct 1884, Twinsburg, Summit, Ohio (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Mary Bailey,   b. 12 Nov 1798, Connecticut d. 24 Jul 1889 (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	8 Mar 1818	Groton, New London, Connecticut   [6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Notes	Their wedding was officiated by Ralph Hurlbuth, J. P.
  Family ID	F23425	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah E. Henry,   b. 8 Feb 1830, Ohio d. 26 Feb 1918 (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	20 Oct 1853  [8]
  Children	+ 1. Mary Lou Turner,   b. 2 Feb 1857, Illinois d. 10 Nov 1941 (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F23367	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2024

  
  

• Notes

  From his Find a Grave page (citation details below): Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He served during the Civil War as Colonel and commander of the 108th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 26, 1865 for "faithful and meritorious services during the campaign against the city of Mobile and its defenses". From a 2013 auction listing offering his personal presentation sword: CHARLES TURNER (1825-1880) was born in Hampden Co., Mass. and prior to the outbreak of war practiced law and served as a judge. He enlisted in Pekin, IL on Aug. 28, 1862 as a lieutenant colonel, and likely obtained this sword at that time. Wear on the inside of the scabbard indicates much use, leading us to believe that he carried it for much if not the entire conflict. Six months later Turner was promoted to colonel. Turner served with distinction for the entire war, seeing action at Chickasaw Bluff, the capture of Fort Hindman, Port Gibson, Champion's Hill (where the regiment fought until its ammunition was exhausted), Vicksburg, the repulse of Forrest at Memphis, in operations against Mobile, and in the siege and capture of Fort Blakely. President Andrew Johnson would promote Turner to brigadier general (by brevet) retroactive to Mar. 26, 1865 for his actions during the siege of Mobile. A very extensive history of General Turner and the 108th Illinois is included containing photographs, service records, regimental reports, pension documents, etc. spelling out Turner's entire military career and his life post-war. A fine relic from a valiant fighting general.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4360] Illinois marriages, 1815-1935, on familysearch.org. [S2229] 1860 United States Federal census, on ancestry.com. [S2244] 1880 United States Federal census, on ancestry.com. [S7129] Find a Grave page for Charles Turner. [S7202] Twinsburg, Ohio, 1817-1917. Part I: History. Part II: Genealogies. "Prepared and Published Under the Auspices of the Samuel Bissell Memorial Library Association of Twinsburg." Twinsburg, Ohio, 1917., date only. [S7180] Find a Grave page for Rev. Charles Avery Turner., year only. [S7181] Find a Grave page for Mary Bailey Turner., year only. [S7202] Twinsburg, Ohio, 1817-1917. Part I: History. Part II: Genealogies. "Prepared and Published Under the Auspices of the Samuel Bissell Memorial Library Association of Twinsburg." Twinsburg, Ohio, 1917. [S7203] "Married." Boston Weekly Messenger, 19 Mar 1818, p. 368., place only, says "In Groton, Mr. Charles A. Turner to Miss Mary Bailey.". [S7182] A Portrait and Biographical Record of Portage and Summit Counties, Ohio. Volume 2. Logansport, Indiana: A. W. Bowen & Co., 1898.