Charles Albert Whittier (August 6, 1840 – May 14, 1908)[1] was a Union Army lieutenant colonel and staff officer during the American Civil War.
[5] A year after his birth,[5] Whittier's family moved from Maine to Massachusetts, where he graduated from Harvard University in 1860.
[2][6] Following his graduation, he began the study of law with the office of Brooks and Ball,[5] but did not finish due to the onset of the Civil War.
[2] He held the regular army grade of captain in the 17th Infantry Regiment (United States) from July 28, 1866.
[2] In 1870, he became a partner in the Boston investment bank of Lee, Higginson & Co.[5] He played a major role in the development of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.
Together, they were the parents of:[11][12] In 1880, the Whittier's commissioned a large mansion that was designed by famed society architects McKim, Mead & White located at 270 Beacon Street in the Back Bay section of Boston.
[25][26] After a funeral at Grace Church in New York City, he was buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts.