Class of 1850

Charles Sidney Winder: Born Oct. 18, 1829, Talbot Co., MD.

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1846, to July 1, 1850, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Bvt. Second Lieut. of Artillery, July 1, 1850.

Served: in garrison at Ft. Hamilton, N. Y., 1850‑51, — Ft. Columbus,

(Second Lieut., 3d Artillery, July 21, 1851)

N. Y., 1851, — and Ft. Adams, R. I., 1851‑54;​a as Adjutant, 3d Artillery,

(First Lieut., 3d Artillery, Apr. 5, 1854)

Apr. 4, 1854, to Mar. 3, 1855, — at Ft. Monroe, Va., 1854, — and Benicia,

(Captain, 9th Infantry, Mar. 3, 1855)

Cal., 1854‑55; on Recruiting service, 1855; in garrison at Ft. Monroe, Va., 1855; on frontier duty at Ft. Vancouver, Wash., 1856, — and Ft. Cascades, Wash., 1856, being engaged in the Defense of the place against hostile Indians, Mar. 27‑28, 1856; on sick leave of absence, 1856‑58; on frontier duty at Ft. Walla Walla, Wash., 1858; on Spokane Expedition, 1858, being engaged in the desperate Combat of To‑hots‑nim‑me, Wash., May 17, 1858, — Combat of the Four Lakes, Wash., Sep. 1, 1858, — Combat of Spokane Plains, Wash., Sep. 5, 1858, — and Skirmish of Spokane River, Wash., Sep. 8, 1858; on frontier duty at Ft. Walla Walla, Wash., 1858, 1859; on sick leave of absence, 1859‑61.

Resigned, Apr. 1, 1861.

Joined in the Rebellion of 1861‑66 against the United States,​b and was

Killed, Aug. 9, 1862, at the Battle of Cedar Mountain: Aged 33.

Buried, Wye House Cemetery, Easton, MD.