Charles Greely Loring Jr. (December 26, 1828 – August 18, 1902) was an American military officer who attained the rank of brevet major general in the Union Army during the Civil War.

[1]: 3  Over the next decade, he traveled internationally including visits to Scotland, Spain, Egypt, the Sinai Peninsula, Arabia Petraea, Palestine, Constantinople, Greece, and Paris.

[1]: 3–4 Following the First Battle of Bull Run in July 1861, Loring joined the United States Volunteers and received an appointment to the staff of General Ambrose Burnside at the rank of first lieutenant.

[1]: 5  After the Surrender of Lee in April 1865, Loring received his third and final brevet, to major general in July,[4] highlighting his overall services during the war; he left the army the following month.

[1]: 7  Loring resigned his post early in 1902 due to declining health, and was subsequently named director emeritus by the museum's trustees.