Charles Gratiot by Thomas Sully in the West Point Museum Art Collection, U.S. Military Academy
Birth name
Charles Chouteau Gratiot
Born
August 29, 1786 (1786-08-29) St. Louis, Spanish Upper Louisiana Territory, present-day State of Missouri
Died
May 18, 1855 (1855-05-19) (aged 68) St. Louis, Missouri, US
Buried
Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri
Allegiance
United States
Service/branch
United States Army
Years of service
1806–1838
Rank
Colonel Brevet Brigadier General
Unit
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Commands held
Chief of Engineers
Battles/wars
Battle of Mackinac Island, 1814, during War of 1812
Spouse(s)
Ann Belin
Children
Mary Victoria Gratiot Julia Augusta Gratiot
Charles Chouteau Gratiot (August 29, 1786 – May 18, 1855) was born in St. Louis, Spanish Upper Louisiana Territory, now the present-day State of Missouri. He was the son of Charles Gratiot, Sr., a fur trader in the Illinois country during the American Revolution, and Victoire Chouteau, who was from an important mercantile family. His father became a wealthy merchant, during the early years of St. Louis.[1][2][3]
After 1796, Charles was raised in the large stone house purchased by his father in St. Louis, near the Mississippi River.[4] He made a career out of being a U.S. Army military engineer, becoming the Chief Engineer of the United States Corps of Engineers, and supervised construction of a number of important projects. He was dismissed by William Henry Harrison, which led to a protracted controversy.
Portrait of Charles Gratiot
^"Biography of Charles Gratiot's father". Archived from the original on October 17, 2007.
^Foley, William E. Charles Gratiot (1752–1817). {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^Foley, William E. (October 7, 1999). Christensen, Lawrence O.; Foley, William E.; Kremer, Gary R.; Winn, Kenneth H. (eds.). Charles Gratiot (1752–1817) (Hardcover). Vol. I (First ed.). Columbia: University of Missouri Press. ISBN 978-0826212221. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^"The house in St. Louis where Charles Gratiot was raised". Archived from the original on 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
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