CharlesJ. Fox

Captain
Company
E
87th PennsylvaniaVolunteers

Contributed byJohn Riggs

Truckee Cemetery/Sierra Mountains Cemetery

Truckee, Nevada County, California

Enrolled September 1, 1861 at York, age 21; mustered in September 15, 1861 as Sergeant at York; residence: York County; promoted from Sergeant to 1st Sergeant, January 18, 1863; re-enlisted February 19, 1864 atBrandy Station, Va.; promoted to 2d Lieut., June 4, 1864; captured in action atPetersburg, Va., June 23, 1864; promoted to Captain, May 23, 1865; mustered out with Company, at Alexandria, Va., June 29, 1865; Vet.

Sources:

Samuel P. Bates.  "History of thePennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865.
Pennsylvania Archives. ARAIS. "Civil War Veterans Card Files,1861-1865."

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