Charles Clarendon Ballou (June 13, 1862 – July 23, 1928) was a United States Army officer who attained the rank of major general during World War I.

From 1891 to 1893, Ballou was Professor of Military Science and Tactics at Florida State Agriculture College.

[2][3][6] Ballou's decorations included a Silver Star Citation, as well as the Croix de Guerre with palm and the Legion of Honor from France.

[8] Their daughter Julia Bertha Ballou was a painter of portraits and Western American Art.

[9][10] Their son Charles Nelson Senn Ballou briefly attended West Point and then joined the Army, retiring as a colonel after World War II.