Boothby, Charles W., b. 1837.

Charles W. Boothby was born July 18, 1837, to Benjamin Boothby and Catherine Harmon Boothby. A native of Saco, Maine, he served in the 12th Regiment, Maine Volunteers early in the Civil War. He later held the rank of captain, commanding Company D of the 1st Louisiana Regiment, New Orleans Infantry. This unit was organized at New Orleans, March 6, 1864, for the defense of the city. Charles Boothby remained in New Orleans after the war and worked as a customs official and superintendent of education for New Orleans. As a resident of Orleans Parish, he served as a Louisiana delegate to the 1900 Republican National Convention. He married Celia O'Neal ca. 1868 and together they had seven children, Willis, May, Benjamin, Florence, Arthur, Ernest, and Lutie.

From the description of Charles W. Boothby papers, 1861-1898 (bulk 1861-1874). (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 262346278