Charles E. Phelps
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A portrait of Charles Phelps taken in the 1860s
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| Born |
Charles Edward Phelps May 1, 1833 Guilford, Vermont |
| Died | December 27, 1908 (aged 75) Baltimore, Maryland |
| Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland |
| Spouse(s) | Martha Woodward |
| Children | Mary |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |
United States of America Union |
| Service/branch |
United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1861 - 1864 |
| Rank |
 Colonel Brevet Brigadier General
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| Unit | 7th Maryland Infantry |
| Battles/wars |
American Civil War *Battle of Spotsylvania |
| Awards | Medal of Honor |
Charles Edward Phelps (May 1, 1833 – December 27, 1908) was a colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War, later received a brevet as a brigadier general of volunteers, served as a city councilman, a U.S. Congressman from the third district of Maryland, and received the Medal of Honor. In later life, he was professor of equity at University of Maryland Law School, and served for many years as Judge of the Circuit Court of Baltimore.
Charles Edward Phelps was born in Guilford, Vermont, on May 1, 1833. His father was John Phelps, a lawyer and Senator in the Vermont State government. At the age of 5, he moved with his parents to Pennsylvania, and at the age of 8 to Maryland, when his mother, Almira Hart Lincoln Phelps,(sister of Emma Willard), became principal of the Patapsco Female Seminary in Ellicott City. He matriculated at Princeton University, where he was admitted to the Zeta Psi fraternity, graduating in 1852. He then studied at Harvard University Law School, graduating in 1853. He joined the Maryland bar in 1855. He was admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of the United States in 1859. In 1860, he was elected to the Baltimore city council.
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