[3] He was subsequently captured at the fall of Brashear City, and held as a prisoner of war in Texas for thirteen months.

[1] His service terminated on November 23, 1896, due to his elevation to be Chief Justice of the same court.

[1] Nott received a recess appointment from President Grover Cleveland on November 23, 1896, to the Chief Justice seat on the Court of Claims (later the United States Court of Claims) vacated by Chief Justice William Adams Richardson.

[citation needed] He was a grandson of Eliphalet Nott, a longtime President of Union College.

[citation needed] His son, Charles Cooper Nott Jr., was a judge of the Special Sessions Court.