Deputy U.S. Marshal

Charles K. Stuart

Felonious
End of Watch March 4, 1892
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy U.S. Marshal Charles K. Stuart was shot and killed during the moonshine wars in Tennessee. Marshal Stuart and his two brothers, John and Joe, had captured a moonshiner in Tennessee near the North Carolina border at Pack Gap. A band of assumed moonshiners intercepted Deputy Marshal Stuart and his brothers. The group of men demanded the release of their friend and when Deputy Marshall Stuart refused, they opened fire. Marshal Stuart was shot in the head by a .38 Winchester ball. His brother, John, was also killed, having been shot three times along with one of the attackers. Their prisoner was retained in custody by their brother Joe, who was uninjured.

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134 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Stuart served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usms.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 4, 1892
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Rifle

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Charles is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1892, 81 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 82nd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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When

March holds 7.5% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 14.3%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was rifle, in 5.9% of these deaths.

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His people

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service has at least 120 officers remembered here, Charles among them.

Across the years

Deputy U.S. Marshal Charles K. Stuart

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service · End of Watch March 4, 1892

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 59-W

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