Charles Carroll Walcutt
Born: February 12, 1838
Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio
Father: John Macy Walcutt 1794 – 1870
(Buried: Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio)
Mother: Mariel Brodrick 1800 – 1845
(Buried: Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio)
Wife: Phebe Neill 1842 – 1896
(Buried: Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio)
Children:
Brig. General Charles Carroll Walcutt Jr. 1861 – 1946
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Education:
1858: Graduated from Kentucky Military Institute
Occupation before War:
Civil Engineer
Surveyor in Franklin County, Ohio
Civil War Career:
1861: Helped organize Volunteers in Ohio
1861: Captain of Ohio Volunteers, quota was met and disbanded
1861: Major in Ohio State Forces served on staff of Ohio Gen. Hill
1861: Helped raise and train the 46th Ohio Volunteers Infantry Regt.
1861 – 1862: Major of 46th Ohio Volunteers Infantry Regiment
1862: Lt. Colonel of 46th Ohio Volunteers Infantry Regiment
1862: Wounded in in left shoulder at Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee
1862 – 1864: Colonel of 46th Ohio Volunteers Infantry Regiment
1862 – 1863: Led his troops in the Vicksburg, Mississippi Campaign
1863: Served in the Battle of Jackson, Mississippi
1863: Served in the Battle of Missionary Ridge, Tennessee
1864: Participated in the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia
1864: Participated in the Battle of Atlanta, Georgia
1864 – 1866: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers
1864: Participated in Sherman’s March to the Sea
1864: Wounded in the leg during the Battle of Griswoldville, Georgia
1865: Served in the Grand Review in Washington, D.C.
1865 – 1866: Served in the Western Department of the Union Army
1866: Mustered out of the Union Army on January 15th
1866: Brevetted Major General for Gallantry at Griswoldville, Georgia
Occupation after War:
Warden of Ohio State Penitentiary in Columbus, Ohio
1866: Lt. Colonel of United States Army, 10th Cavalry Regiment
1866: Resigned from United States Army on December 1st
1868: Presidential Elector for Republican Party
1869 – 1883: Collector for United States Internal Revenue
1872 – 1894: Served on Columbus, Ohio Board of Education
1872: Ohio Delegate to Republican Party National Convention
1883 – 1887: Mayor of Columbus, Ohio
Died: May 2, 1898
Place of Death: Omaha, Nebraska
Cause of Death: Uremia
Age at time of Death: 60 years old
Burial Place: Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio
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