President James Buchanan Promotes an Early West Point Graduate Who Would Be Placed in Command of the Artillery Defenses of Washington During the Civil War
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Charles S. Merchant was an early graduate of West Point, finishing his studies there in 1814. He then served in the War of 1812. He became an officer of artillery in the 1820s, and then served in the South in Charleston and Savannah. He was in the Florida War in 1836, and...
Charles S. Merchant was an early graduate of West Point, finishing his studies there in 1814. He then served in the War of 1812. He became an officer of artillery in the 1820s, and then served in the South in Charleston and Savannah. He was in the Florida War in 1836, and then served on the Northern Frontier, during the Canada Border disturbances. During the Mexican War, Merchant commanded Fort Brown in Texas. Afterwards he was stationed on the West Coast, but in 1861, when the Civil War broke out, he was promoted and placed in command of the 4th Artillery at Fort Washington, which was the only defense for the Nation’s Capital. He was promoted to Bvt. Brigadier General, U. S. Army, on March 13, 1865, for “Long and Faithful Services in the Army.”
This is his promotion to lieutenant colonel. Document signed, with eagles, flags and cannon, Washington, February 6, 1858, promoting him to “Lieutenant Colonel of the 3rd Regiment of Artillery,” to rank as such from June 10, 1857.
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