Background
Peterson, Charles Jacobs was born on July 20, 1819 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Thomas P. and Elizabeth (Jacobs) Peterson.
Peterson, Charles Jacobs was born on July 20, 1819 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Thomas P. and Elizabeth (Jacobs) Peterson.
Attended University of Pennsylvania.
Editor, co-publisher Saturday Evening Post, 1840-1843. Founder, editor Lady’s World (name changed to Ladies’ National Magazine 1843, to Peterson’s Magazine 1848), 1840-1887. Also member editorial staffs Saturday Gazette, Philadelphia Bulletin, Public Ledger.
Author: The Military Heroes of the Revolution, with a Narrative of the War of Independence, 1848.
Grace Dudley, or Arnold at Saratoga, 1849. The Naval Heroes of the United States, 1850.
A History of the United States Navy, 1852. Kate Aylesford, a Story of the Refugees, 1855.
The American Navy, Being an Authentic History, 1856.
Mabel, or Darkness and Dawn, 1857. The Old Stone Mansion, 1859.
Member editorial staffs Saturday Gazette, Philadelphia Bulletin, Public Ledger.
Married Sarah Powell Howard, 1 child.