Tompkins, Charles Henry

Life Span
to
Full name
Charles Henry Tompkins
Place of Birth
Fort Monroe, VA
Burial Place
Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, DC
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Slave State
No. of Siblings
7
No. of Spouses
1
No. of Children
7
Family
Daniel Tompkins (father), Mary Pierce Tompkins (mother), Augusta Root Hobbie (wife) 
Education
West Point (US Military Academy)
Occupation
Military
Businessman
Military
US military (Pre-Civil War)
Union Army
US military (Post-Civil War)
Date Event
At Fairfax Court House, the first Confederate officer to die falls and the first Medal of Honor is won
In Virginia, Captain John Quincy Marr becomes the first Confederate officer to die in the Civil War.
In Washington, membership of the military court for John Wilkes Booth's accused fellow plotters is adjusted
In Washington, the accused Lincoln Assassination plotters all plead not guilty before their military court
In Washington's Old Penitentiary, the taking of evidence in the Lincoln conspiracy trial begins
- In Washington's Old Penitentiary, the taking of evidence in the Lincoln conspiracy trial continues
In Washington's Old Penitentiary, the taking of evidence in the Lincoln conspiracy trial concludes
- In Washington's Old Penitentiary, final arguments are being made in the Lincoln conspiracy trial
In Washington's Old Penitentiary, the Commission in the Lincoln conspiracy trial begin their deliberations
In Washington, President Andrew Johnson approves the sentences passed down to the Lincoln conspirators
In Washington's Old Penitentiary, the Lincoln conspirators are told their fate in their cells
Lincoln's Assassination
Date Title
Official Verdict of the Military Commission trying the Lincoln Conspirators, as endorsed by President Johnson, July 5, 1865
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