★  Walcutt, Charles C.

Charles Carroll Walcutt

Born: February 12, 1838
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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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Walcutt I believe was the youngest general to serve in the Army of the Tennessee.
He's notable for his actions at Bald Hill and Griswoldville; at the latter he was wounded, but his command devastated G. W. Smith's Georgia Militia, the only major infantry force opposing Sherman's advance to Savannah.
 
Col. Walcutt's 46th Ohio Infantry Regiment when re-enlisted in March of 1864 became the 46th Ohio Veteran Infantry Regiment.The soldiers received a 30 day furlough and upon returning were armed with Spencer Repeating Rifles instead of their muzzleloaders. These were first used at the Battle of Resaca. Col.Walcutt wrote a manual of arms for the Spencer.
 
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