Charles Belden White
Charles Belden White was born on September 12, 1837, in New York City to Ambrose White and Frances Taylor. His father earned a living as a physician. He was baptized in October 1838, and he grew up in New York City. He graduated from the New York College of Medicine in 1859. 
On May 28, 1861, he received a commission as an assistant surgeon in the Regular Army. Confederate forces captured him at Malvern Hill in June 1862, but he was eventually exchanged. By August 1862, he was serving in the Army of the Potomac's Horse Artillery Brigade. He later became chief surgeon of the Army of the Potomac’s Artillery Reserve and then oversaw hospitals in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He served as medical director of United States forces in Texas until April of 1864, remaining with the 1st United States Infantry until August. 
He married Mary Ann Davenport in 1869, and they had three children: Katherine, Edith, and Winifred. He remained in the Regular Army after the war, and he received a promotion to major and surgeon on October 1, 1875. He died in Wilton, Connecticut, on August 10, 1881, and was buried at Saint Matthew’s Parish Cemetery in Wilton. He left his wife a total of $29,122.30 in land and other material resources.
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(2839)White , Charles Belden1837-09-121881-08-10
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Soldier
  • Rank in: Assistant Surgeon
  • Rank out: Medical Director
  • Rank highest: Medical Director
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 1

  • (7867) [recipient] ~ Napoleon J. T. Dana to Charles B. White, 25 January 1864

Places - Records: 2

  • (78) [birth] ~ New York City, New York
  • (3350) [death] ~ Wilton, Fairfield County, Connecticut

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New York and Vicinity, United Methodist Church Records, 1775-1949, available from Ancestry.com; U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, available from Ancestry.com; Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions, 1675-1934, available from Ancestry.com; Connecticut, U.s., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934, available from Ancestry.com; New York, State Census, 1855, available from Ancestry.com; 1870 United States Federal Census, available from Ancestry.com; 1880 United States Federal Census, available from Ancestry.com; North America, family Histories, 1500-2000 (pg. 303), available from Ancestry.com; Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999, available from Ancestry.com; https://antietam.aotw.org/officers.php?officer_id=21896