Charles W. Turner (attorney)
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| Born |
Charles William Turner June 8, 1846 Stephens City, Virginia |
| Died | January 7, 1907 (aged 60) Seattle, Washington |
| Cause of death | Gunshot |
| Resting place | Lake View Cemetery |
| Alma mater | Virginia Military Institute |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Years active | 1870–1907 |
| Known for |
Adjutant General of Montana New Market Cadet |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Emma Armstrong |
| Children | Armstrong Memory Turner Charles William Turner, Jr. |
| Parent(s) |
A. J. Turner Kate Aby |
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Charles William Turner (June 8, 1846 – January 7, 1907) was a lawyer in Seattle and Montana, and once Adjutant General of Montana. As a youth during the American Civil War, he was a courier for Stonewall Jackson. Subsequently, he was one of the VMI cadets who fought at the Battle of New Market. He later moved to Montana to practice law and engaged in mining pursuits. Turner was shot to death in a Seattle bar by an assassin who was after one of Turner's clients.
Charles William Turner was born on June 6, 1846, in Stephens City, Virginia, then known as Newtown, to A. J. Turner and Kate Aby. Charles sometimes signed his name Charles William H. Turner, perhaps due to his great-grandfather, Charles W. Hulett, who was a drummer in the Revolutionary War. By the late 1850s his parents had moved to Staunton.
Turner gave his services to the Confederacy for the duration of the American Civil War. By the end of the war Turner was commissioned a lieutenant.
Turner enlisted on June 9, 1861, in Shepherdstown, Maryland, and was mustered into the 5th Virginia Infantry, Company L, known as the "West Augusta Guards", part of the Stonewall Brigade. Turner ran mail as a courier under Stonewall Jackson. His father A. J. was a band leader for the 5th Infantry.
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