[n 1] An account of the Battle of Hoke's Run in the Staunton Spectator reads: "Little Charley Turner, a boy about 15 years of age, insisted so strongly on going with the Augusta Guards that his father finally yielded to his importunities and allowed him to go.

It seemed to me I saw pieces of paper caught up and swept towards us by the currents of air set in motion by the projectiles and the boughs of a large tree immediately in my front were all stretched out and swaying towards us.

Whilst lying here with the air literally filled with Yankee missiles, each of which seemed to miss me only by a scant sixteenth of an inch, I noticed the Color Sergeant of a body of troops on our left and rear, jump up, and along with the Color Guard run the front and establish himself upon the prolongation of our line.

Wise spring to the front with drawn sword (as did Captains Preston and Robinson) and give the order to ride – then, I think, charge.After the war, Turner engaged in mercantile pursuits in his native Staunton as well as Baltimore.

[2] While in Baltimore he worked for the firm of Chaney, Randall, and Co.[12] In Staunton he was a merchandise auctioneer with partner W. M.

[18] Turner became interested in mining pursuits due to gold discoveries,[7][19] and moved to Bannack around 1875.

While there, a major washout of his flume resulting in a loss of two years' earnings caused him to return to his law practice.

He was one of the counsel for the territorial officers when the capital of Montana moved from Virginia City to Helena in 1875.

A band leading the procession played a medley in front of Turner's "brilliantly lighted residence".

When Turner left he was replaced by Ella Knowles Haskell, the first woman to practice law in Montana.

Turner was appointed Adjutant General of Montana by Governor Preston Leslie in February 1887.

The infantry and cavalry companies are armed, respectively, with rifles and carbines of the patterns now issued in the army, but some of the infantry companies have neither cartridges boxes nor belts of such patterns and the cavalry are without accoutrements, sabres, pistols, saddles, or bridles except such sabres as they have procured at individual expense .

Turner practiced law with James B. Metcalfe, the first Attorney General of the state, and Andrew F. Burleigh, with whom he had partnered in Helena.

[32] He then practiced independently, living for many years at the corner of 9th Avenue and Alder St.[33] On January 7, 1907, Turner was shot to death by one T. W. Emmons in the saloon of Russell & Mix at 1206 First Avenue for alleged wrongs between Emmons and Turner's client Andy T.

Emmons had invested his only money upon arriving in Seattle in a cigar shop in front of the saloon, and had received notice to vacate the street.

The following sir knights acted as pallbearers: J. M. Palmer, J. C. Peterson, E. W. Craven, W. V. Rinehart, R. C. Hassen, and H. A. Raser.