Samuel Beatty
Birthplace: Mifflin County, Pennsylvania
Father: John Beatty 1783 – 1878
(Buried: Mudbrook Cemetery, Massillon, Ohio)
Mother: Christina Powell 1796 – 1892
(Buried: Mudbrook Cemetery, Massillon, Ohio)
Wife: Susan Val Lier Graham 1837 – 1881
(Buried: Massillon City Cemetery, Massillon, Ohio)
Children:
Mary Frances Beatty Cleveland 1865 – 1946
(Buried: Massillon City Cemetery, Massillon, Ohio)
George Hamilton Beatty 1866 – 1867
(Buried: Massillon City Cemetery, Massillon, Ohio)
Caroline Beatty 1869 – 1870
(Buried: Massillon City Cemetery, Massillon, Ohio)
Occupation before War:
1846 – 1848: Served in the Mexican – American War rising to Lt.
Sheriff of Stark County, Ohio
Civil War Career:
1861: Helped form Company A 19th Ohio Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 19th Ohio Infantry Regiment
1861: Served in the Battle of Rich Mountain, Western Virginia
1862: Participated in the Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee
1862: Participated in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky
1862 – 1866: Brigadier General Union Army Infantry
Acted as Division Commander at Battle of Stones River, Tennessee
1863: Received commendation for the Battle of Chickamuga, Georgia
1864: Brigade Commander during the Atlanta, Georgia Campaign
1866: Brevetted to the rank of Major General by President Johnson
The Brevet grade made him the highest-ranking officer from Stark Co.
1866: Mustered out of volunteer service on January 15th
Occupation after War:
Farmer in Jackson Township, Ohio
Died: May 26, 1885
Place of Death: Jackson Township, Stark County, Ohio
Age at time of Death: 64 years old
Burial Place: Massillon City Cemetery, Massillon, Ohio
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