Rufus Dawes
Born: July 4, 1838
Birthplace: Malta, Ohio
Father: Henry Dawes 1804 – 1867
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Lindina, Wisconsin)
Mother: Sarah Cutler 1809 – 1896
(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio)
Wife: Mary Beman Gates 1842 – 1921
(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio)
Children:
U.S. Vice President Charles Gates Dawes 1865 – 1951
(Buried: Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Illinois)
Rufus Cutler Dawes 1867 – 1940
(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio)
U.S. Congressman Beman Gates Dawes 1870 – 1953
(Buried: Dawes Arboretum and Cemetery, Newark, Ohio)
Mary Frances Dawes Beach 1872 – 1956
(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio)
Henry May Dawes 1877 – 1952
(Buried: Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Illinois)
Education:
1860: Graduated from Marietta College
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Captain, Company K, 6th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1862: Served in the Defenses of Washington, D.C.
1862 – 1863: Major of 6th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
1862: Served in the Second Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
1862: Served in the Battle of Antietam, Maryland
1862 – 1864: Commander of 6th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
1862: Regimental Commander at the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia
1863 – 1864: Lt. Colonel of 6th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
1863: Regimental Commander at the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
1863: Regimental Commander at the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
1864: Regimental Commander at the Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia
1864: Served in the Sieges of Petersburg and Richmond, Virginia
1864: Colonel but not mustered into Service
1864: Mustered out of the Union Army on August 10th
1865: Brevetted Brigadier General in the Union Army
Occupation after War:
1864 – 1881: Wholesale Lumber Businessman in Marietta, Ohio
1871 – 1899: Trustee of Marietta College
1871 – 1899: Trustee Ohio Institute for Deaf and Dumb
1881 – 1883: United States Congressman from Ohio
1881 – 1883: Member of House Committee on Invalid Pensions
1881 – 1883: Member of House Committee on Territories
1882: Voted against the Chinese Exclusion Act
1883 – 1899: Wholesale Lumber Businessman in Marietta, Ohio
1890: Author of Service with the 6th Wisconsin Volunteers
Died: August 1, 1899
Place of Death: Marietta, Ohio
Age at time of Death: 61 years old
Burial Place: Oak Grove Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio
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