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Charles S. Venable
Confederate Army officer

Charles S. Venable

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Confederate Army officer
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Prince Edward County, USA
Place of death
Charlottesville, USA
Age
73 years
Education
University of Virginia
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Charles Scott Venable (March 19, 1827 – August 11, 1900) was a mathematician, astronomer, and military officer.In mathematics, he is noted for authoring a series of publications as a University of Virginia professor.

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He was born at Longwood House in Farmville, Virginia and graduated from Hampden-Sydney College, founded by his Patriot ancestor Nathaniel Venable, at the age of 15. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity while at Hampden-Sydney College. For several years following his graduation, he served as a mathematics tutor at the college. He received further education at the University of Virginia as well as in Berlin and Bonn, Germany. He became a professor in mathematics and astronomy in Virginia and South Carolina.

Venable was present at the firing on Fort Sumter in April 1861, serving as a lieutenant in the South Carolina state militia. He then fought as a private in Company A, 2nd South Carolina Infantry. In the spring of 1862, Venable joined the staff of presidential military advisor General Robert E. Lee as an aide-de-camp with the rank of major. He continued serving on Lee's staff when the general took command of the Army of Northern Virginia on June 1, 1862. He served on Lee's staff from the Peninsula Campaign to Appomattox Court House and was promoted to lieutenant colonel. According to family legend (and some history books) Lee called Venable "Faithful old Venable." Following the war, Venable resumed his career as an educator. During a visit to Prussia, he was invited to the castle of Heros von Borcke, the former aide-de-camp to General J.E.B. Stuart.

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