"Charles was born in Washington D. C., and probably educated there enough to feel competent to apply for a position with the US Coast Survey. When Charles K.Gardner was appointed Oregon Surveyor General of Oregon in 1853, Charles T. Gardner, his son, came west with his brother, George, to participate in the public surveys and was a chainman, compassman and U. S. Deputy Surveyor while here with his father. He was wounded in the explosion of the boiler of the steamship Gazelle on the Willamette River in April 1854, killing Joseph Hunt standing next to him. Charles was scalded and suffered a broken arm. He owned slaves in Washington, D. C. in 1850 and 1860, but was compensated in 1862 when they were freed.
"The Contract that Charles shared with his brother, George, in 1854 included the exteriors of four townships from Adna to Rochester in Lewis County, WA. They both signed the oaths and apparently did the survey. Their father wrote that the work was done at a loss of $200-300. They spent 60 days to survey 54 miles of line. The last work of the subdivisions of T16N R3W was surveyed by John Trutch as compassman, with Charles T. signing the oath. They had requested a one year extension, or to be relieved of some of the subdivisions of T13-16N R3W. Charles received Joint contract 52 with Harvey Gordon in February, 1855 for 11 townships near Cottage Grove. They both signed the oaths, and Lewis Van Vleet was the compassman for some of the townships. Joint Contract 53 with Harvey Gordon in Douglas County in 1855 was signed by Gordon.
"In 1859, Charles was an Examiner and Clerk for James Tilton in the Washington Surveyor General's Office, and then was a member of the U. S. Canada Boundary Survey in the Bitterroot Valley in 1860. He enlisted in the Army in Oregon, and during the Civil War, he served as a Major as Assistant Adj. General for General Parkein the Union Army. Later he was a Clerk in the Third Auditors Office of the U. S. Treasury in Washington, D. C. for 25 years until his death. Charles was granted an invalid pension in 1890." Courtesy: USGS.
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Funeral services will be held over the remains of Major Chas. T. Gardner at the Church of St. Michael and All Angel's, corner 22d street and Virginia avenue, tomorrow at 2 o'clock p.m. The active pallbearers will be from Burnside Post, G.A.R., and will include David F. McGowan, Arthur Hendricks, A. B. Jamison, Henry Casey, L. E. Gridley and Henry Gardner. The honorary bearers will be Thos. Adams, Augustus Bryan, John R. Collette, John L. Heupel, all of the Union Soldiers Alliance. The deceased was a member of both of these organizations, and it is expected that they will be largely represented at the funeral.
Source: Evening Star 27 Dec 1895 pg. 12
"The Contract that Charles shared with his brother, George, in 1854 included the exteriors of four townships from Adna to Rochester in Lewis County, WA. They both signed the oaths and apparently did the survey. Their father wrote that the work was done at a loss of $200-300. They spent 60 days to survey 54 miles of line. The last work of the subdivisions of T16N R3W was surveyed by John Trutch as compassman, with Charles T. signing the oath. They had requested a one year extension, or to be relieved of some of the subdivisions of T13-16N R3W. Charles received Joint contract 52 with Harvey Gordon in February, 1855 for 11 townships near Cottage Grove. They both signed the oaths, and Lewis Van Vleet was the compassman for some of the townships. Joint Contract 53 with Harvey Gordon in Douglas County in 1855 was signed by Gordon.
"In 1859, Charles was an Examiner and Clerk for James Tilton in the Washington Surveyor General's Office, and then was a member of the U. S. Canada Boundary Survey in the Bitterroot Valley in 1860. He enlisted in the Army in Oregon, and during the Civil War, he served as a Major as Assistant Adj. General for General Parkein the Union Army. Later he was a Clerk in the Third Auditors Office of the U. S. Treasury in Washington, D. C. for 25 years until his death. Charles was granted an invalid pension in 1890." Courtesy: USGS.
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Funeral services will be held over the remains of Major Chas. T. Gardner at the Church of St. Michael and All Angel's, corner 22d street and Virginia avenue, tomorrow at 2 o'clock p.m. The active pallbearers will be from Burnside Post, G.A.R., and will include David F. McGowan, Arthur Hendricks, A. B. Jamison, Henry Casey, L. E. Gridley and Henry Gardner. The honorary bearers will be Thos. Adams, Augustus Bryan, John R. Collette, John L. Heupel, all of the Union Soldiers Alliance. The deceased was a member of both of these organizations, and it is expected that they will be largely represented at the funeral.
Source: Evening Star 27 Dec 1895 pg. 12
"Charles was born in Washington D. C., and probably educated there enough to feel competent to apply for a position with the US Coast Survey. When Charles K.Gardner was appointed Oregon Surveyor General of Oregon in 1853, Charles T. Gardner, his son, came west with his brother, George, to participate in the public surveys and was a chainman, compassman and U. S. Deputy Surveyor while here with his father. He was wounded in the explosion of the boiler of the steamship Gazelle on the Willamette River in April 1854, killing Joseph Hunt standing next to him. Charles was scalded and suffered a broken arm. He owned slaves in Washington, D. C. in 1850 and 1860, but was compensated in 1862 when they were freed.
"The Contract that Charles shared with his brother, George, in 1854 included the exteriors of four townships from Adna to Rochester in Lewis County, WA. They both signed the oaths and apparently did the survey. Their father wrote that the work was done at a loss of $200-300. They spent 60 days to survey 54 miles of line. The last work of the subdivisions of T16N R3W was surveyed by John Trutch as compassman, with Charles T. signing the oath. They had requested a one year extension, or to be relieved of some of the subdivisions of T13-16N R3W. Charles received Joint contract 52 with Harvey Gordon in February, 1855 for 11 townships near Cottage Grove. They both signed the oaths, and Lewis Van Vleet was the compassman for some of the townships. Joint Contract 53 with Harvey Gordon in Douglas County in 1855 was signed by Gordon.
"In 1859, Charles was an Examiner and Clerk for James Tilton in the Washington Surveyor General's Office, and then was a member of the U. S. Canada Boundary Survey in the Bitterroot Valley in 1860. He enlisted in the Army in Oregon, and during the Civil War, he served as a Major as Assistant Adj. General for General Parkein the Union Army. Later he was a Clerk in the Third Auditors Office of the U. S. Treasury in Washington, D. C. for 25 years until his death. Charles was granted an invalid pension in 1890." Courtesy: USGS.
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Funeral services will be held over the remains of Major Chas. T. Gardner at the Church of St. Michael and All Angel's, corner 22d street and Virginia avenue, tomorrow at 2 o'clock p.m. The active pallbearers will be from Burnside Post, G.A.R., and will include David F. McGowan, Arthur Hendricks, A. B. Jamison, Henry Casey, L. E. Gridley and Henry Gardner. The honorary bearers will be Thos. Adams, Augustus Bryan, John R. Collette, John L. Heupel, all of the Union Soldiers Alliance. The deceased was a member of both of these organizations, and it is expected that they will be largely represented at the funeral.
Source: Evening Star 27 Dec 1895 pg. 12
"The Contract that Charles shared with his brother, George, in 1854 included the exteriors of four townships from Adna to Rochester in Lewis County, WA. They both signed the oaths and apparently did the survey. Their father wrote that the work was done at a loss of $200-300. They spent 60 days to survey 54 miles of line. The last work of the subdivisions of T16N R3W was surveyed by John Trutch as compassman, with Charles T. signing the oath. They had requested a one year extension, or to be relieved of some of the subdivisions of T13-16N R3W. Charles received Joint contract 52 with Harvey Gordon in February, 1855 for 11 townships near Cottage Grove. They both signed the oaths, and Lewis Van Vleet was the compassman for some of the townships. Joint Contract 53 with Harvey Gordon in Douglas County in 1855 was signed by Gordon.
"In 1859, Charles was an Examiner and Clerk for James Tilton in the Washington Surveyor General's Office, and then was a member of the U. S. Canada Boundary Survey in the Bitterroot Valley in 1860. He enlisted in the Army in Oregon, and during the Civil War, he served as a Major as Assistant Adj. General for General Parkein the Union Army. Later he was a Clerk in the Third Auditors Office of the U. S. Treasury in Washington, D. C. for 25 years until his death. Charles was granted an invalid pension in 1890." Courtesy: USGS.
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Funeral services will be held over the remains of Major Chas. T. Gardner at the Church of St. Michael and All Angel's, corner 22d street and Virginia avenue, tomorrow at 2 o'clock p.m. The active pallbearers will be from Burnside Post, G.A.R., and will include David F. McGowan, Arthur Hendricks, A. B. Jamison, Henry Casey, L. E. Gridley and Henry Gardner. The honorary bearers will be Thos. Adams, Augustus Bryan, John R. Collette, John L. Heupel, all of the Union Soldiers Alliance. The deceased was a member of both of these organizations, and it is expected that they will be largely represented at the funeral.
Source: Evening Star 27 Dec 1895 pg. 12
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