Folsom, C. W. (Charles William), 1826-1904
Variant namesCivil engineer and landscape gardener of Cambridge.
From the description of Papers, 1863-1876. (Boston Public Library). WorldCat record id: 37939110
A trained civil engineer born to Harvard's librarian in 1826, upon the outbreak of the Civil War, Charles W. Folsom, Jr. entered the military. He was mustered in July 1, 1861 as a 1st Lieutenant in Company S of the Massachusetts 20th Infantry Regiment of Volunteers. He was eventually promoted to full Captain an March 13, 1865. He was commissioned an officer in the U.S. Volunteers Quartermaster's Department Infantry Regiment where he became Chief Quartermaster of the Nottoway District, Petersburg, Virginia, at the end of the War. He mustered out of the military on August 31, 1868.
From the guide to the Charles W. Folsom Collection, 1865, (Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.)
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Massachusetts Civil War collection, 1724-1933 (inclusive); 1861-1912 (bulk). | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Folsom, C. W. (Charles William), 1826-1904. Papers, 1818-1925, bulk: 1861-1865. | Massachusetts Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Folsom, C. W. (Charles William), 1826-1904. Papers, 1863-1876. | Boston Public Library, Central Library in Copley Square | |
| creatorOf | Charles W. Folsom Collection, 1865 | Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
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| associatedWith | Boston (Mass.). Parks and Recreation Dept. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | McDowall, Irvin, 1818-1885. | person |
| correspondedWith | Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Commandery of the State of Massachusetts, collector. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Priest, George Eaton, 1842-1897. | person |
| associatedWith | Wiggin, John Goodnow. | person |
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| United States | |||
| Massachusetts--Boston Metropolitan Area |
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| United States |
| Civil war |
| Courts-martial and courts of inquiry |
| Drainage |
| Land use |
| Marshes |
| Petersburg (Va.) |
| Quartermasters |
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Person
Birth 1826
Death 1904
