Charles S. Venable

Charles Scott Venable
Born	March 19, 1827(1827-03-19) Prince Edward County, Virginia
Died	August 11, 1900(1900-08-11) (aged 73) Charlottesville, Virginia
Place of burial	University Cemetery Charlottesville, Virginia
Allegiance	United States of America Confederate States of America
Service/branch	Confederate States Army
Years of service	1861–65 (CSA)
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Battles/wars	American Civil War
Other work	Chairman of the Faculty, University of Virginia 1870–1873, 1886–1888

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.

Biography

He was born in Virginia and graduated from Hampden-Sydney College 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.

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.^[1]

Notes

1. ^ Sifakis.

References

• Inventory of the Charles S. Venable Papers, 1862-1894, in the Southern Historical Collection, UNC-Chapel Hill.
• "Charles Scott Venable", Leander McOrmick Observatory Museum, Department of Astronomy, University of Virginia.
• Johnson, Francis W., A History of Texas and Texans: Volume III, The American Historical Society, Chicago and New York, 1914. p 1235, 1236.
• Sifakis, Stewart. Who Was Who in the Confederacy, Facts on File (November 1989). ISBN 0816022046.

Persondata
Name	Venable, Charles S.
Alternative names
Short description	Confederate Army officer
Date of birth	March 19, 1827
Place of birth	Virginia
Date of death	August 11, 1900
Place of death	Charlottesville, Virginia