John Grant Mitchell
Born: November 6, 1838
Birthplace: Piqua, Ohio
Father: Judge Moses Grant Mitchell 1798 – 1870
(Buried: Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio)
Mother: Elizabeth McCullough 1800 – 1865
(Buried: Johnston Cemetery, Piqua, Ohio)
Wife: Laura Arabella Platt 1842 – 1916
(Buried: Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio)
Children:
Elizabeth “Lily” Mitchell Heyl 1864 – 1956
(Buried: Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio)
Fanny Mitchell Wall 1869 – 1893
(Buried: Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio)
Jean Andrews Mitchell Monsarrat 1871 – 1944
(Buried: Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio)
John Grant Mitchell Jr. 1874 – 1957
(Buried: Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio)
Education:
1859: Graduated from Kenyon College
Occupation before War:
1859 – 1861: Studied law in Columbus, Ohio
Civil War Career:
1861: Enlisted as Private in 1st Ohio Reserves Battalion
1861: 1st Lt. and Adjutant for 3rd Ohio Infantry Regiment
1861: Reenlisted in the Union Army for a three-year term
1861 – 1862: Captain in 3rd Ohio Infantry Regiment
Participated in Ormsby Mitchel’s Campaign in Tennessee, & Alabama
1862: Helped raise and recruit 113th Ohio Infantry Regiment
1862 – 1863: Lt. Colonel of 113th Ohio Infantry Regiment
1863 – 1865: Colonel of 113th Ohio Infantry Regiment
1863: Served in the Tullahoma Campaign
1863: Brigade Commander during Battle of Chickamauga
1863: Supported Sherman’s assault Column at Missionary Ridge
1863: Served in the Siege of Knoxville, Tennessee
1864: Led the Advance on Rocky Face Ridge, Georgia
1864: His regiment suffered at the Battle of Resaca, Georgia
1864: Brigade Commander at the Battle of Dallas, Georgia
1864: Brigade Commander at Battle of New Hope Church
1864: Served in the Battle of Nashville, Tennessee
1865: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers
1865: Participated in the Carolina’s Campaign
1865: Served in the Battle of Averasborough, North Carolina
1865: Served in the Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina
1865: Present at the surrender of General Joseph Johnston
1865: Led his men in the Grand Review of Armies in Washington, D.C.
1865: Brevetted Major General for Gallantry in the War
1865: Resigned from Union Army on July 3rd
Occupation after War:
Attorney in Columbus, Ohio
Register of Bankruptcy in Columbus, Ohio
President of Columbus, Ohio City Council
Ohio State Pension Commissioner
Died: November 7, 1894
Place of Death: Columbus, Ohio
Cause of Death: uremia and chronic cystitis
Age at time of Death: 56 years old
Burial Place: Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio
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