Charles P. Goodyear
Parents, John and Sally Goodyear.
Enlisted May 1861, in Company I, 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery.
Mustered May 23, 1861.
Promoted 1st Lieutenant Company I, 9th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry.
In 1862, he was in McClellan’s army “On to Richmond”. After promotion was on staff duty, acting Quartermaster under general Armstrong. His right arm badly shattered at Charleston, South Carolina. Participated in engagements about Petersburg, Va. Also at Fort Harrison and Turkey Bend on east side of James River. Was among the first to enter “Richmond”. For a few months following the close of the war, he was on duty with his regiment in Texas, on the Mexican border, resigning his commission in 1866. Studied law and located in Brunswick, Ga. A highly respected citizen. An honorable career of a poor boy, with the purpose by a righteous and pure life to succeed.
Enlisted May 1861, in Company I, 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery.
Mustered May 23, 1861.
Promoted 1st Lieutenant Company I, 9th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry.
In 1862, he was in McClellan’s army “On to Richmond”. After promotion was on staff duty, acting Quartermaster under general Armstrong. His right arm badly shattered at Charleston, South Carolina. Participated in engagements about Petersburg, Va. Also at Fort Harrison and Turkey Bend on east side of James River. Was among the first to enter “Richmond”. For a few months following the close of the war, he was on duty with his regiment in Texas, on the Mexican border, resigning his commission in 1866. Studied law and located in Brunswick, Ga. A highly respected citizen. An honorable career of a poor boy, with the purpose by a righteous and pure life to succeed.