1. Charles Chouteau Gratiot was born in St Louis, Spanish Upper Louisiana Territory, now the present-day State of Missouri.
12 Facts About Charles Gratiot
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Charles Gratiot's father became a wealthy merchant, during the early years of St Louis.
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Charles Gratiot made a career out of being a US Army military engineer, becoming the Chief Engineer of the United States Corps of Engineers, and supervised construction of a number of important projects.
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Charles Gratiot was dismissed by William Henry Harrison, which led to a protracted controversy.
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Charles Gratiot was a member of the Class of 1806, the fourth graduating class, and was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers.
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Charles Gratiot became a captain in 1808 and assisted Alexander Macomb in constructing fortifications in Charleston, South Carolina.
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Charles Gratiot rebuilt Fort St Joseph, later renamed Fort Gratiot in his honor.
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Charles Gratiot received the Thanks of Congress for his efforts during the war.
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On May 24,1828, Charles Gratiot was appointed colonel of engineers, brevet brigadier general, and Chief Engineer.
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Charles Gratiot engaged in a lengthy dispute with War Department officials over benefits, and in 1838 President Martin Van Buren dismissed him for failing to repay government funds that had been entrusted to him.
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Charles Gratiot assigned Robert E Lee to do engineering in the Mississippi River at St Louis, Missouri.
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Charles Gratiot became a party to lengthy litigation against the United States government, which was appealed twice to the US Supreme Court.