Tag Archives: Captain Charles Gould

Dinner with Charles Gould and Horatio Wright

Posted on October 3, 2017 by Edward S. Alexander

I am always amazed at the amount of source material that is out there for historians who are willing to mine the depths of the treasure troves at our disposal. I had keyword searched “Fort Welch” on Newspapers.com in hopes … Continue reading →

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Postscript to the Charlie Gould Story

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Edward S. Alexander

By most accounts, Captain Charles Gilbert Gould was the first VI Corps soldier to reach the Confederate earthworks on the morning of April 2, 1865. His desperate encounter in hand-to-hand combat with Brig. Gen. James H. Lane’s Tar Heels was … Continue reading →

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Breakthrough at Petersburg: First Man Over the Works

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Edward S. Alexander

Charlie Gould seemed destined for adventure in his life. The young lad scarcely made it safe through his toddler years before his heroic deeds in front of Petersburg at the end of the war caused many to declare him the … Continue reading →

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