Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-09

Cart. Charles Fentsn. s1. died Sum day evt'u'ng at his home, No. 223 Church street. He was widely known as nan ufacturer of silk. and prominent in Grand Army circles of the state. He hal been ln falInE heaiuh for two yeas past and i-sring the past ten days his condition lad been considered serious. He is SIT rived by his wife, Mrs Sarah Weeks Fenton. and two sons. Horace J. Fenton, En instructor in the Naval Academy at Annapolis. Md, and Robert II Fehton, member Of the WindhAn silk coELb bany rf rhts city There are three grand children. Charles and Richar1 Fenaoc or Arn7rolis Nd.. and Ms Jsss:c1 Fentoh nf this city.
 capssin Fentcn was boa at Crown Point. x. Y. August 2T, iS4o, the son Of Haraee and Mary Huesns Fenton. His farhe- was a native of Mansfield. Conn. Ills motb ers saied when he Sut a small boy Nas-n nh.sut feUr years of ags ne came fe NlrField with his fatn-- and n the pahl.c schools of that town acquired the rreater part Of his educafi)a. When about tue'va years of age he went 10 wurk in the silk mills of MtrsE snJ the-e learned much of thu business in UG ich he became SC successful during lat er years. He steadily Horkei lis way
 
 u<ter in the vari9gx mits until ihe cut hrcak of fise Civil war wtSn Is put lHs- iness aside and enlisted ID the service of his cuuntry.
 Hs was a member of Company E, rurcnty-irst Regiment. Connect .Ht Vol tsrseers. eniisting August I, 1882 He enusted from Mansfield and was mad nrs- serreAst. July 31. 1863 he was com uais aoned a second lieutenant and wa' made drst lieutenant of Company c. of rtrs same reEsa aent November 1e, 1884 Jaruary n. iSg5 he was promoted to th' rank of caphsin of Company r ard wa' mustered outso Of the service June t6'i o tsat year.
 H, was engaged on duty in the de fsuse of Washington from Septembei uutr Noveuiler. 1862 and then advanced rc Falmouth Virginia, He par cirat6i in the battles Of FTedericksburg, Der ru1da Hundred Port Wa,thau. Chestsl Stafian. the operations againt Fort Darl irr. rar engagement at DrL'y's Bum Cold H1rbor. Bethseda chdF'ii and thi nuvcu snis of the army b-t1ce Peters h-srr. He vEAs detailed as 'ting pro vost naFsbai' on the staff os Colonel Gu. V. Hs-nrv af the Third Brigade of thl Third DiNSOn. Eighteenth Army Ccrpi from Au.zIs. ;.ntH NoveF1Asr and late he participa a-ed in the siege of Peters burg. was ,lrssont at the mine eVp.os.or and took part in the bst'ie cf Chopin Farm and Fqdr Oaks and 'r tha s'es' aralnE Richurond. Es rans'Esi 7ortl of the James Pzver until Marrh 1885. an, then participated in the exascI'on l. F'rrdericb sburg from the 4th to the 2st' of March. He took part in the eaptuT and eccupati0n of Richmond on the thin of April and moved to Columbia, VtF rsna on the 2sth of the same mont praere he vas assigned to duty as actin coslnisszry onsthe post where he remain "a auril mustered, out of the service Jun is. 1865.
 After the var he returned to Mans nsid and engaged in several enterprfse' being Euperintendezt of the O. s. Chaffe ana gyns mills at ChafTeeville until 1S7 and then became salesman of the Eono surk company Of Northampton, wit headquarters al Chicago. After fou vears he returned to Mansfield In Au gust. 1874 he went 10 Wes.hroo'1 Me and for thirteen years was supeei2tend