Charles Greeley Loring

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. He later served as curator and director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Biography

A painting of Loring in his later years by Edmund C. Tarbell

Early years Loring was born in Boston in 1828. highlighting his overall services during the war; he left the army the following month. He died at his family's home in Beverly in August 1902, aged 73. His funeral service at King's Chapel in Boston was conducted by Edward Everett Hale. A drawing of Loring by James E. Kelly is in the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.