In 1867, Charles married Elizabeth Kinsey Waterman. They had no children.
Charles fought in the Civil War. On November 19, 1861, he enlisted in the Union Army (the 2nd Pennsylvania Volunteers, Heavy Artillery, 112th Regiment), at the age of 19. Charles and his unit were part of the defense around Washington DC and he may have also fought in the fiercely bloody battle of Cold Harbor. It's uncertain whether or not he took part in that battle because, at some point during his enlistment, Charles contracted typhoid fever. He was discharged, along with the rest of the 112th Regiment, on 10 December 1864. Charles died in 1875, at the age of 32, of consumption resulting from the typhoid fever contracted during the war. His widow (Elizabeth) & mother (Margaret Ruley)tried, unsuccessfully, over many years, to obtain a "mothers & widows pension fund allotment". The U.S. Army repeatedly turned down their petitions because his death was not a "direct" link to his duties as a soldier.
According to the death registry (Philly Archives) he was a Machinist.
His obituary in the Philadelphia Public Ledger reads: "On the 13th inst., Charles T.G. Ruley, son of John G. and Margaret Ruley. The relatives and friends of the family, Nonpareil Lodge, No 20, K of P., Fidelity Temple, No. 13 of H. and T., and Fidelity Social Temple, No 17, of H. and T., are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, this afternoon, at 1 o'clock, from his late residence No. 837 Federal street. To proceed to Ebenezer Church Vault." Ebenezer cemetery is where his parents, John and Margaret(& no doubt other family members) were originally. While his parents' graves were dug up & re-buried at Arlington Cemetery, Drexel Hill, PA, there is no further record of Charles' reinternment.
Charles fought in the Civil War. On November 19, 1861, he enlisted in the Union Army (the 2nd Pennsylvania Volunteers, Heavy Artillery, 112th Regiment), at the age of 19. Charles and his unit were part of the defense around Washington DC and he may have also fought in the fiercely bloody battle of Cold Harbor. It's uncertain whether or not he took part in that battle because, at some point during his enlistment, Charles contracted typhoid fever. He was discharged, along with the rest of the 112th Regiment, on 10 December 1864. Charles died in 1875, at the age of 32, of consumption resulting from the typhoid fever contracted during the war. His widow (Elizabeth) & mother (Margaret Ruley)tried, unsuccessfully, over many years, to obtain a "mothers & widows pension fund allotment". The U.S. Army repeatedly turned down their petitions because his death was not a "direct" link to his duties as a soldier.
According to the death registry (Philly Archives) he was a Machinist.
His obituary in the Philadelphia Public Ledger reads: "On the 13th inst., Charles T.G. Ruley, son of John G. and Margaret Ruley. The relatives and friends of the family, Nonpareil Lodge, No 20, K of P., Fidelity Temple, No. 13 of H. and T., and Fidelity Social Temple, No 17, of H. and T., are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, this afternoon, at 1 o'clock, from his late residence No. 837 Federal street. To proceed to Ebenezer Church Vault." Ebenezer cemetery is where his parents, John and Margaret(& no doubt other family members) were originally. While his parents' graves were dug up & re-buried at Arlington Cemetery, Drexel Hill, PA, there is no further record of Charles' reinternment.
In 1867, Charles married Elizabeth Kinsey Waterman. They had no children.
Charles fought in the Civil War. On November 19, 1861, he enlisted in the Union Army (the 2nd Pennsylvania Volunteers, Heavy Artillery, 112th Regiment), at the age of 19. Charles and his unit were part of the defense around Washington DC and he may have also fought in the fiercely bloody battle of Cold Harbor. It's uncertain whether or not he took part in that battle because, at some point during his enlistment, Charles contracted typhoid fever. He was discharged, along with the rest of the 112th Regiment, on 10 December 1864. Charles died in 1875, at the age of 32, of consumption resulting from the typhoid fever contracted during the war. His widow (Elizabeth) & mother (Margaret Ruley)tried, unsuccessfully, over many years, to obtain a "mothers & widows pension fund allotment". The U.S. Army repeatedly turned down their petitions because his death was not a "direct" link to his duties as a soldier.
According to the death registry (Philly Archives) he was a Machinist.
His obituary in the Philadelphia Public Ledger reads: "On the 13th inst., Charles T.G. Ruley, son of John G. and Margaret Ruley. The relatives and friends of the family, Nonpareil Lodge, No 20, K of P., Fidelity Temple, No. 13 of H. and T., and Fidelity Social Temple, No 17, of H. and T., are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, this afternoon, at 1 o'clock, from his late residence No. 837 Federal street. To proceed to Ebenezer Church Vault." Ebenezer cemetery is where his parents, John and Margaret(& no doubt other family members) were originally. While his parents' graves were dug up & re-buried at Arlington Cemetery, Drexel Hill, PA, there is no further record of Charles' reinternment.
Charles fought in the Civil War. On November 19, 1861, he enlisted in the Union Army (the 2nd Pennsylvania Volunteers, Heavy Artillery, 112th Regiment), at the age of 19. Charles and his unit were part of the defense around Washington DC and he may have also fought in the fiercely bloody battle of Cold Harbor. It's uncertain whether or not he took part in that battle because, at some point during his enlistment, Charles contracted typhoid fever. He was discharged, along with the rest of the 112th Regiment, on 10 December 1864. Charles died in 1875, at the age of 32, of consumption resulting from the typhoid fever contracted during the war. His widow (Elizabeth) & mother (Margaret Ruley)tried, unsuccessfully, over many years, to obtain a "mothers & widows pension fund allotment". The U.S. Army repeatedly turned down their petitions because his death was not a "direct" link to his duties as a soldier.
According to the death registry (Philly Archives) he was a Machinist.
His obituary in the Philadelphia Public Ledger reads: "On the 13th inst., Charles T.G. Ruley, son of John G. and Margaret Ruley. The relatives and friends of the family, Nonpareil Lodge, No 20, K of P., Fidelity Temple, No. 13 of H. and T., and Fidelity Social Temple, No 17, of H. and T., are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, this afternoon, at 1 o'clock, from his late residence No. 837 Federal street. To proceed to Ebenezer Church Vault." Ebenezer cemetery is where his parents, John and Margaret(& no doubt other family members) were originally. While his parents' graves were dug up & re-buried at Arlington Cemetery, Drexel Hill, PA, there is no further record of Charles' reinternment.
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