Charles was the son of Thomas and Minerva Cox. He grew up in the town of Ellington, Chautauqua County, New York. He married Ellen Olmstead, daughter of Justus and Almeda Olmstead, on 2 September, 1862, shortly after he enlisted.
He enlisted on 30 August, 1862 and was mustered into Company 7 of the 1st Battalion of sharpshooters, which was organized at Jamestown September 12, 1862. He was killed on 6 May, 1864 in the Battle of the Wilderness. According to John A. Brown, on the 30th anniversary of the Seventh Sharpshooters Charles Cox was among the killed whose bodies were not recovered.
He enlisted on 30 August, 1862 and was mustered into Company 7 of the 1st Battalion of sharpshooters, which was organized at Jamestown September 12, 1862. He was killed on 6 May, 1864 in the Battle of the Wilderness. According to John A. Brown, on the 30th anniversary of the Seventh Sharpshooters Charles Cox was among the killed whose bodies were not recovered.
Charles was the son of Thomas and Minerva Cox. He grew up in the town of Ellington, Chautauqua County, New York. He married Ellen Olmstead, daughter of Justus and Almeda Olmstead, on 2 September, 1862, shortly after he enlisted.
He enlisted on 30 August, 1862 and was mustered into Company 7 of the 1st Battalion of sharpshooters, which was organized at Jamestown September 12, 1862. He was killed on 6 May, 1864 in the Battle of the Wilderness. According to John A. Brown, on the 30th anniversary of the Seventh Sharpshooters Charles Cox was among the killed whose bodies were not recovered.
He enlisted on 30 August, 1862 and was mustered into Company 7 of the 1st Battalion of sharpshooters, which was organized at Jamestown September 12, 1862. He was killed on 6 May, 1864 in the Battle of the Wilderness. According to John A. Brown, on the 30th anniversary of the Seventh Sharpshooters Charles Cox was among the killed whose bodies were not recovered.
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