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{{Infobox military person |name=Charles Marshall |born= {{birth date|1830|10|3}} |died= {{death date and age|1902|4|19|1830|10|3}} |placeofbirth=[[Warrenton, Virginia]] |placeofdeath=[[Baltimore, Maryland]] |placeofburial=[[Green Mount Cemetery]] <br/> Baltimore, Maryland |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |image=[[File:Colonel Charles Marshall.jpg|200px]] |caption= |nickname= |allegiance=[[United States|United States of America]]<br/>[[Confederate States of America]] |branch= [[Confederate Army]] |serviceyears=1861–1865 |rank= [[Colonel (United States)|Colonel]] |commands=[[Military Secretary]], Assistant [[Adjutant General]] [[Army of Northern Virginia]] |unit= |battles=[[American Civil War]] |awards= |laterwork=Lawyer <br/> Professor }} '''Charles Marshall''' (October 3, 1830 – April 19, 1902) was a [[Confederate Army]] officer during the [[American Civil War]]. Marshall served as an [[aide de camp]], assistant [[adjutant general]] and [[military secretary]] to [[General (United States)|Gen.]] [[Robert E. Lee]]. ==Early life== Marshall was born in [[Warrenton, Virginia]] to Alexander John and Maria Rose Taylor Marshall. He was the [[Cousin#Cousin chart|great nephew]] of [[Chief Justice of the United States]] [[John Marshall]] and [[second cousin]] of Col. [[James K. Marshall]] who was killed during [[Pickett's Charge]]. Charles Marshall was educated at the Richard M. Smith School in and the Warren Green Academy in Warrenton before graduating from the [[University of Virginia]] with a [[Master's Degree]] with high honors in 1848. He served as [[professor]] of [[mathematics]] at [[Indiana University]] from 1850 to 1852. Upon returning to [[Virginia]], Marshall studied law. In 1853, he moved to [[Baltimore, Maryland]] where he was admitted to the bar and began practice at the law firm of [[William Schley]]. In December 1856, he married Emily Andrews, daughter of [[Mexican-American War|Mexican War]] hero [[Colonel (United States)|Colonel]] Timothy Patrick Andrews and sister of [[Richard Snowden Andrews]]. Marshall and his wife had one daughter. Emily Andrews Marshall died in 1858.<ref>Hall, p. 673.</ref> ==Civil War== Lee, a long-time family friend, appointed Marshall to his personal staff on March 21, 1862 with the rank of [[captain (United States)|captain]]. Marshall served as Lee's aide-de-camp and was present with Lee during all the major battles of the [[Army of Northern Virginia]]. He was subsequently promoted to [[major (United States)|major]], [[Lieutenant colonel (United States)|lieutenant colonel]] and colonel. He was responsible for the writing of Lee's after-action reports during the War. Marshall accompanied Lee at the [[Surrender (military)|surrender]] at the [[Battle of Appomattox Courthouse]] and drafted Lee's acceptance of the terms of surrender. He also located the [[Wilmer McLean]] house where the surrender ceremony took place and drafted Lee's "Farewell Order" to the Army of Northern Virginia.<ref>Hall, pp.673–74.</ref> ==Postbellum activities== Following the War, Marshall returned to Baltimore and continued his legal practice, becoming one of the leading attorneys in Baltimore. Marshall delivered the dedication addresses for the monuments to Lee in [[Richmond, Virginia]] and [[Ulysses S. Grant]] in [[New York City]].<ref>Hall, pp.673–74</ref> Marshall remarried in December 1866, to Sara Rebecca Nicholls Snowden, daughter of Col. Thomas Snowden. They had five sons.<ref>Hall, pp. 674.</ref> Marshall's papers were later published in a book called ''Lee's Aide-de-Camp'', edited by Sir Frederick Maurice and in a later edition by Gary W. Gallagher. Marshall died in [[Baltimore, Maryland]] from a [[stroke]]. ==In popular media== Marshall is portrayed by Tim Ruddy in the film ''[[Gettysburg (film)|Gettysburg]]'' and by John D. Bert in the film ''[[Gods and Generals (film)|Gods and Generals]]''. ==References== *Hall, Clayton Colman. ''Baltimore: Its History and Its People,'' Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912. ==Further reading== *Marshall, Charles. ''Lee's Aide-de-Camp'', edited by Sir Frederick Maurice and Gary W. Gallagher, Bison Books, 2000. ISBN 978-0-8032-8262-9 Bowden, Scott, and Ward, Bill. "Last Chance for Victory: Robert E. Lee and the Gettysburg Campaign," Da Capo Books, 2001. ==Notes== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{findagrave|6778770}} Retrieved on 2008-09-28 {{Persondata |NAME= Marshall, Charles |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= |SHORT DESCRIPTION= Confederate Army officer |DATE OF BIRTH= October 3, 1830 |PLACE OF BIRTH= [[Warrenton, Virginia]] |DATE OF DEATH= April 19, 1902 |PLACE OF DEATH= [[Baltimore, Maryland]] }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Marshall, Charles}} [[Category:1830 births]] [[Category:1902 deaths]] [[Category:Confederate States Army officers]] [[Category:People of Virginia in the American Civil War]] [[Category:People of Maryland in the American Civil War]] [[Category:University of Virginia alumni]] [[Category:Indiana University faculty]] [[Category:People from Baltimore, Maryland]] [[Category:People from Fauquier County, Virginia]]
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