Charles C. Walcutt
Charles Carroll Walcutt | |
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46th Ohio Infantry | |
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Charles Carroll Walcutt (February 12, 1838 – May 2, 1898) was an American surveyor, soldier, and politician, and a maternal cousin to Davy Crockett. He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, in which he was wounded twice.
After the war, Walcutt was warden of the Ohio State Penitentiary and also was active in civic affairs in Ohio, and his death was attributed to his wounds from the Civil War.
Early life and career
Charles Carroll Walcutt was born in 1838 in the city of Columbus. He was a son of John M. Walcutt, a chair maker, and Mariel Broderick,[1] and had three sisters, one of whom was named Virginia. Walcutt's maternal grandmother was also a first cousin of Davy Crockett.[2] Both his father (War of 1812) and grandfather (American Revolution) had served the United States in combat.[3]
Walcutt received his initial education in the Columbus-area schools, and then in 1854 entered the Kentucky Military Institute in Lyndon, Kentucky. He graduated in June 1858, intending to become a civil engineer, and he was elected Franklin County's surveyor the following year. Walcutt married Phebe Neill in 1860. She was born in Belfast, Ireland, and was a daughter of Hugh Neill, who had served as an officer in the British Army. The couple had three children together, sons named J. Macy, Sherman, and Charles Carroll Jr.[2] Charles Walcutt Jr. was a career Army officer and attained the rank of brigadier general as head of the Bureau of Insular Affairs.[4]
Civil War service
When the American Civil War began in 1861, Walcutt chose to follow his home state and the
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That fall Walcutt helped raise and train the
Walcutt was promoted to
The fight raged furiously about 10 a.m. when General Corse received a severe wound and was brought off the field, and the command of the brigade, and of the assault at that key point devolved upon that fine, young gallant officer, Colonel Walcutt, of the Forty-sixth Ohio, who filled his part manfully. He continued the contest, pressing forward at all points.[1]
The entire brigade re-enlisted on January 5, 1864, an action that highly pleased Walcutt.
The men fought to the front, flank and rear; and at one time Colonel Walcutt was ordered to retire, as he was almost completely surrounded; but, feeling confident of holding his position, he disobeyed the order, and, as he was successful in his efforts, his disobedience cost him nothing. The Atlanta campaign was one continuous battle to Walcutt's brigade, but it brought him a brigadier generalship.[7]
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Walcutt then participated in the
On April 4, 1865, Walcutt was recovered enough to command the 1st
Postbellum career
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After the war Walcutt went home, where he was warden of the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus in 1866. On July 28 he was appointed lieutenant colonel of the
Walcutt was also active in politics in Ohio, and was one of
In 1898 Walcutt was in
See also
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g "History of Franklin & Pickaway Counties biography of Walcutt". genealogybug.net. Retrieved 2008-12-11.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Text of Walcutt's obituaries". genealogybug.net. Retrieved 2008-12-11.
- ^ a b Warner, p. 534.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f Eicher(2), p. 548.
- ^ a b c d e f Warner, p. 535.
- Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, May 3, 1898, p. 4.
- ^ Eicher(1), p. 766.
- OCLC 72929625in July, 1865, p. 76.
- ^ Eicher (2), 2001, p. 715.
- ^ Text of Walcutt's obituaries states: "...the depleted physical condition of the old warrior... could not rally from the shock attending the amputation of his limb." as well as "It is supposed to have been made necessary from an old wound and the warm climate in Mexico."
References
- ISBN 0-684-84944-5.
- Eicher(2), John H., and Eicher, David J., Civil War High Commands, Stanford University Press, 2001, ISBN 0-8047-3641-3.
- Warner, Ezra J., Generals in Blue: The Lives of the Union Commanders, Louisiana State University Press, 1964, ISBN 0-8071-0822-7.
- genealogybug.net History of Franklin & Pickaway Counties biography of Walcutt.
- genealogybug.net Text of Walcutt's obituaries.
External links
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- "Charles C. Walcutt". Find a Grave. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
- Charles C. Walcutt at Political Graveyard
- osborneonline.net Image of Walcutt's grave marker