Dustan, Charles William, 1834-1892.

Charles William Dustan (1834-1892) of Staten Island, N.Y., was the son of Isaac K. Dustan, captain of the steamer Atlantic . Charles entered the New York state militia in 1854 and served in the 71st New York Militia Regiment in 1861 and as captain in the 53rd New York Infantry Regiment 1861-1862, in Virginia, Mississippi and Tennessee. After the war, Dustan served as an Alabama state legislator, treasury agent, postmaster, and member of the 1867 Constitutional Convention. He was married to Edith Whitfield in 1865.

From the guide to the Charles William Dustan Letters, 1861-1865, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

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