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Charles C. Nott
1827–1916
A Civil War officer, lawyer, and federal judge, he moved between battlefield service and public life in 19th-century America. He is best remembered as a longtime member of the U.S. Court of Claims, where he later served as chief justice.
3 Audiobooks
Sketches in Prison Camps: A Continuation of Sketches of the War
by Charles C. Nott
The Mystery of the Pinckney Draught
by Charles C. Nott
About the author
Born in Schenectady, New York, in 1827, Charles Cooper Nott studied at Union College and went on to read law in Albany before building a legal career in New York City. During the Civil War, he served in the Union Army and was wounded at the Battle of Fredericksburg.
In 1865, President Abraham Lincoln appointed him to the United States Court of Claims. Nott served on that court for decades and became chief justice in the 1890s, earning a reputation for long public service in federal law.
He also wrote and lectured, bringing a thoughtful, historically minded voice to his work beyond the bench. Nott died in New York in 1916, leaving behind a career that linked the worlds of law, war, and public letters.