Charles Marshall (October 3, 1830 – April 19, 1902) was a Maryland lawyer and

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officer during the

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. Marshall served as an aide de camp, assistant

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and military secretary to

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, and later worked to establish the

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and monuments to his former comrades.

Early and family life

Marshall was born on October 3, 1830 in

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to Alexander John Marshall (1803-1882) and his first wife, the former Maria Rose Taylor (1808-1844). A distant relative of Chief Justice

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, Charles Marshall was also a cousin of

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General George C. Marshall. His sister Catherine Taylor Marshall (1832-1866) would marry Fendall Dade Marbury of Prince George's County, Maryland. He received a private education at the Richard M. Smith School and the Warren Green Academy (both in Warrenton) before entering the

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. He graduated with a

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with high honors in 1848. In December 1856, Charles Marshall married Emily Andrews, daughter of Mexican War hero

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Timothy Patrick Andrews and sister of

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. Marshall and his wife had one daughter. Emily Andrews Marshall, who died in 1858. Marshall remarried in December 1866, to Sara Rebecca Nicholls Snowden, daughter of Col. Thomas Snowden. They had five sons, including Attorney Hudson Snowden Marshall, and daughter Emily Rosalie Snowden (wife of Judge

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Early career

He taught

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as a professor at

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from 1850 to 1852. Returning to

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, Marshall read law. In 1853, he moved to

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where he was admitted to the bar and began practice at the law firm of

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. In 1860, he and his wife were living with his Irish born father-in-law and architect brother-in-law and his family in a large household which employed six white domestic servants but no slaves.

Civil War

Lee, a long-time family friend, appointed Marshall to his personal staff on March 21, 1862 with the rank of

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. Marshall served as Lee's aide-de-camp and was present with Lee during all the major battles of the

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. He was subsequently promoted to

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and

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. He was responsible for the writing of Lee's after-action reports during the War. Marshall accompanied Lee at the

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at the

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and drafted Lee's acceptance of the terms of surrender. He also located the Wilmer McLean house where the surrender meeting took place and drafted Lee's "Farewell Order" to the Army of Northern Virginia.

Postbellum activities

Following the War, Marshall returned to Baltimore and continued his legal practice, becoming one of Baltimore's leading attorneys. Marshall delivered the dedication addresses for the monuments to Lee in

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and

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.Hall, pp.673–74

Death and legacy

Marshall died in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1902 from a

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, and was buried in the city's Green Mount cemetery. His papers were later published in a book called ''Lee's Aide-de-Camp'', edited by Sir Frederick Maurice and in a later edition by Gary W. Gallagher.

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played Marshall in the 1930 film, ''

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,'' directed by D.W. Griffith. Tim Ruddy portrayed Marshall in the film ''Gettysburg'' and John D. Bert held the role in the related film ''Gods and Generals''. Marshall is a supporting character in the 1992

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novel ''

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'' by

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. Harris Katleman played Marshall in '' The Rebel'', episode "Johnny Yuma at Appomattox".

Notes

References

*Hall, Clayton Colman. ''Baltimore: Its History and Its People,'' Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912.

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marshall, Charles 1830 births 1902 deaths Confederate States Army officers People of Virginia in the American Civil War People of Maryland in the American Civil War University of Virginia alumni Indiana University faculty Military personnel from Baltimore People from Warrenton, Virginia Marshall family (political family)