★ Beatty, John

John W. Beatty​

Born: December 16, 1828

Birthplace: Sandusky, Ohio

Father: James Beatty 1803 – 1852

(Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Sandusky, Ohio)​

Mother: Elizabeth Williams 1810 – 1841

(Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Sandusky, Ohio)​

Wife: Lucy Maria Tupper 1835 – 1918

(Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Sandusky, Ohio)​

Children:

Ellen Beatty Henderson 1856 – 1929​

(Buried: Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio)​

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Caroline Denman Beatty Kling 1858 – 1925​

(Buried: Marion Cemetery, Marion, Ohio)​

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John Beatty 1862 – 1898​

(Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Sandusky, Ohio)​

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William Gurley Beatty 1865 – 1933​

(Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Sandusky, Ohio)​

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Hobart Beatty 1874 – 1894​

(Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Sandusky, Ohio)​

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Lucy Tupper Beatty Joyce 1877 – 1955​

(Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Sandusky, Ohio)​

Occupation before War:

Banker in Cardington Morrow County, Ohio​

Civil War Career:

1861: Private in 3rd​ Ohio Infantry Regiment​

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1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel of 3rd​ Ohio Infantry Regiment​

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1862 – 1863: Colonel of 3rd​ Ohio Infantry Regiment​

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Served in the prominent campaigns in the Southwest​

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1862: Brigade Commander at Battle of Perryville, Kentucky​

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Brigade Commander at the Battle of Stones River, Tennessee​

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1863 – 1864: Brigadier General of Union Army Infantry​

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1863: Brigade Commander during the Tullahoma Campaign, Tennessee​

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1863: Brigade Commander at Battle of Chickamuga Georgia​

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1864: Brigade Commander at Battle of Marion Ridge Virginia​

Occupation after War:

Banker in Cardington Morrow County, Ohio​

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1868 – 1873: U.S. Congressman from Ohio​

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1869 – 1871: Congressional Chairman of Enrolled Bills Committee​

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1869 – 1871: Congressional Chairman Public Buildings and Grounds​

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1873: Organizer of Citizens Savings Bank in Columbus, Ohio​

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1873 – 1903: President of Citizens Savings Bank in Columbus, Ohio​

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1882: Unsuccessful Candidate for Republican Nomination Governor​

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1886 – 1887: Member of Ohio State Board of Charities​

Died: December 21, 1914

Place of Death: Columbus, Ohio

Age at time of Death: 85 years old

Burial Place: Oakland Cemetery, Sandusky, Ohio

 

[Pollaco]

Before the War He was a banker with His brother William. William stayed at home to keep the business going. John went to war. He did however resign on Jan. 28,1864 so William could have his taste of military life.

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy Birthday Brig. General John Beatty! Salutes remembering General Beatty on his birthday.

 

[Pollaco]

Filled the vacancy caused by the death of Cornelius S. Hamilton.Hamilton was the Congressman from Ohio's 8th district but was beaten to death with a board on December 22, 1867 by his deranged son, Thomas.

 

[Pollaco]

The accompanying article mentions a fall that Beatty had about a week before succumbing to heart failure, does anyone have any details?

 

[19thOhio]

The appearance of threads about both Samuel Beatty and John Beatty on the same day prompts me to share a couple of interesting stories of the two generals. Confusion can reign with two generals with similar names and ranks on the same battlefield. Since it primarily involved John Beatty, I'll place those stories here on this thread.

Social Confusion
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In April 1863, a few months after the Battle at Stones River, Sam Beatty took a furlough to go back home and marry Miss Susan Graham. Being fairly well known, this of course would make the newspapers. Often, these papers were sent to the fighting men at the front. Imagine what John thought when he read in the Columbus Journal: "General John Beatty just married one of Ohio's loveliest daughters . . ." After all, John was already married and couldn't strand this affront to his reputation. This must have added insult to injury after many other incidents of confusion as John states "what must those who know I have a wife and children think, when they see announced that I have married again. . . . I shall have to beg General Sam to change his name. What a horrible reflection upon the character of a constant and faithful husband! (This last sentence is written for my wife)" he adds, perhaps with a little humor. (The Citizen Soldier, John Beatty, p. 255)

Battlefield Confusion
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In military matters, mistaken identity could be serious. In his Citizen Soldier, John Beatty tells of another situation which involved confusion with Samuel Beatty. Twice in one evening while in camp in April 1863, officers from units came to his tent reporting for duty. Having received no notification that these officers were going to be assigned to him, he concluded that they must be mistaken and that they should report to General Samuel Beatty instead. Late the next morning John Beatty was given an order that he should have been given the day before to get his brigade ready to move toward Nashville. Then he realized why the two officers had reported to him the previous evening. He then hurriedly followed the order and got notice to his regimental commanders and then went to General William S. Rosecrans to explain the reason for the delay.

Rosecrans was not happy with his explanation, to put it mildly. "Why in hell and damnation did you not mount your horse and come to headquarters to inquire what it (the two reporting officers) meant?" John Beatty continued to defend himself to Rosecrans while a large number of other officers, including future president James Garfield, looked on. He cited the fact that there were two officers of the same rank and the same last name in the same army and the confusion that had been causing. John was humiliated and almost went to strike Rosecrans, but thought better of that.

"Death would have had few terrors for me just then," he writes. John Beatty left the meeting and carried on his duties. In January 1864, John Beatty resigned from the army and went back to his career in banking. Maybe he had had enough of Sam.