Lt. Col. Charles S. Stewart - Ft. Morgan, AL, USA
N 30° 13.707 W 088° 01.392
16R E 401538 N 3344542
Lt. Col. Charles S. Stewart was the commanding officer at Fort Morgan at the time of his death in 1863.
Waymark Code: WMKAWP
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 03/11/2014
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Memorial text:
In Memory of Lt. Col. Charles S. Stewart, Mobile, Alabama of the 21st. Regiment Alabama Volunteers, who was in command of this fort when killed here April 30, 1863.
Presented by his granddaughter, Mrs. Julia Praytor Killingsworth
Summerville, Ala.
Col. Stewart commanded Fort Morgan. He was killed by 200 lb. piece of an exploded, accidentally double loaded 32-pounder fired as a test.
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