William Scott Ketchum
Born: July 7, 1813
Birthplace: Norwalk, Connecticut
Father: Daniel Ketchum 1786 – 1828
Mother: Rebecca Hill 1780 – 1835
1st Wife: Ann Pinkerton McMullin 1817 – 1841
(Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
2nd Wife: Rebecca O. White 1815 – 1866
(Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Children:
Charles Leavenworth Ketchum 1841 – 1918
(Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Education:
1834: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (32nd in class)
Occupation before War:
1834 – 1836: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 6th Infantry Regiment
1834 – 1836: Garrison Duty at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
1836 – 1837: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 6th Infantry Regiment
1836 – 1837: Garrison Duty at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
1837 – 1838: Frontier Duty at Camp Sabine, Louisiana
1837 – 1842: 1st Lt. United States Army, 6th Infantry Regiment
1838: Mustered Georgia Volunteers into the U.S. Army
1838 – 1839: Adjutant of United States Army, 6th Infantry Regiment
1839 – 1842: Quartermaster for United States Army, 6th Infantry
1839 – 1846: Captain and Assistant Quartermaster in U.S. Army
1842: Bearer of United States Army Dispatches to Washington, D.C.
1843 – 1845: Quartermaster Duty at Fort Gibson, Indian Territory
1842 – 1860: Captain United States Army, 6th Infantry Regiment
1846 – 1848: Frontier Duty at Fort Gibson, Indian Territory
1855: Served in the Sioux Expedition
1857: Served in the Cheyenne Expedition
1860 – 1861: Major, United States Army, 4th Infantry Regiment
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1864: Lt. Colonel United States Army, 10th Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1862: Acting Inspector General, Department of the Missouri
1862: Acting Inspector General, Department of the Mississippi
1862: Acting Inspector General, Department of the Missouri
1862 – 1866: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers
1862: Organizer of Volunteers in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
1862: Organizer of Volunteers in Springfield, Illinois
1862 – 1866: Served on Special Duty for U.S. War Department
1863: Brevetted Colonel for Meritorious Duty in Missouri
1864 – 1869: Colonel United States Army, 11th Infantry Regiment
1864: Special Tour of Inspection Duty in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa
1864: Member of Board to Examine Management of Hospitals
1864: Organizer of Volunteers in Harrisburg and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1864: Special Tour to Harpers Ferry to Secure Paymasters and funds
1865: Brevetted Brigadier General, U.S. Army, for his service in the war
1865: Member of Commission to Inspect Quartermaster Department
1865: Brevetted Major General, U.S. Army, for his service in the War
1866: Mustered out of the Union Army on April 30th
Occupation after War:
1864 – 1869: Colonel, United States Army, 11th Infantry Regiment
1866: Special Duty for U.S. Treasury Dept. to Investigate and Audit
1866 – 1870: Special Duty in U.S. Army Adjutant General's Office
1869: Unassigned Colonel in United States Army on March 15th
1870: Retired from United States Army on December 15th
1870 – 1871: Resident of Baltimore, Maryland
Died: June 28, 1871
Place of Death: Baltimore, Maryland
Cause of Death: Convulsion possibly Poisoning
Age at time of Death: 58 years old
Burial Place: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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