Charles Clark was born in 1844 in Perry County, Ohio; he enlisted in Company E, 21st Missouri Infantry on September 18, 1862, in Hannibal, Missouri.

The 21st Missouri Infantry saw action at Shiloh, Iuka, Corinth, Pleasant Hill, Tupelo, Nashville, and Fort Blakely.
Clark and the 21st Missouri Infantry were mustered out of service on April 19, 1866, at Mobile, Alabama.

Clark and his three granddaughters are shown in this post-Civil War photograph.

Tintype by Unknown Photographer

Image Courtesy Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield; WICR 32088