John Lyman Chatfield
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| Born | September 13, 1826 Oxford, Connecticut, US |
| Died | August 9, 1863 (aged 36) Waterbury, Connecticut, US |
| Allegiance |  United StatesUnion |
| Service/ |  United States Army
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| Rank |  Colonel |
| Commands held |  1st Connecticut Infantry Regiment 3rd Connecticut Infantry Regiment
6th Connecticut Infantry Regiment |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
John Lyman Chatfield (1826-1863) was a Union Army colonel in the American Civil War. He was mortally wounded while assaulting Fort Wagner, South Carolina on July 18, 1863, and died on August 9, 1863.
Early life
Chatfield was born September 13, 1826, at Oxford, Connecticut.[1] He moved to Waterbury, Connecticut with his brothers in 1851. He joined the City Guard in 1854 and was made first lieutenant.[2]
American Civil War
When President Lincoln issued his call for 75,000 men, Chatfield and his company signed up and left for New Haven on April 20, 1861. His company was the first accepted by the Governor.[2]
Chatfield was appointed major of the 1st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry (3 months) on April 23, 1861, and lieutenant colonel of that regiment on May 10, 1861.[1] Chatfield was promoted to colonel of the 3rd Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry (3 months) on May 31, 1861.[1] He was mustered out of the volunteers on August 12, 1861.[1]
On September 13, 1861, Chatfield was appointed colonel of the 6th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.[1] Chatfield commanded the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Union Department of the South between April 1862 and July 1862.[1] He commanded the District of Beaufort, South Carolina under the X Corps commander, Major General Ormsby M. Mitchel, in October 1862.[1][3]
On October 21, 1862, Major General Mitchel gave command of an expedition for the purpose of destroying track and bridges of the
On July 18, 1863, Brigadier General
Death and legacy
Chatfield died from gangrene which developed in his wounds on August 9, 1863, at Waterbury, Connecticut.
On September 13, 1887, a bronze statue was unveiled at Riverside Cemetery in his memory. The life-size statue of Chatfield was designed by
Notes
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7643-1290-8. p. 20.
- ^ a b Anderson 1896, p. 1207.
- ISBN 0-8160-1055-2. p. 452.
- OCLC 791786680. Retrieved November 8, 2012. pp. 36, 38.
- OCLC 3163681. Retrieved November 8, 2012. p. 623.
- ^ a b Moore, ed., 1862, p. 34.
- ^ General Brannan mistakenly gave Chatfield's middle initial as "S" in his after action report. Moore, ed. 1862, p. 34.
- ^ Chatfield Monument
- ^ a b Anderson 1896, p. 1208.
References
- Anderson, Joseph (1896). The town and city of Waterbury, Connecticut. The Price & Lee Company.
- Hunt, Roger D. Colonels in Blue: Union Army Colonels of the Civil War: New England. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 2011. ISBN 978-0-7643-1290-8.
- Moore, ed., Frank. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events. Volume 6. New York : G.P. Putnam, D. Van Nostrand, 1863. OCLC 791786680. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- Paris (comte de), Louis-Philippe-Albert d'Orléans; translated by Louis F Tasistro; edited by Henry Coppée. History of the Civil War in America: The Naval War. Volume II. Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, 1875. OCLC 3163681. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- Sifakis, Stewart. Who Was Who in the Civil War. New York: Facts On File, 1988. ISBN 0-8160-1055-2. p. 452.
- DeBisschop, D. (2011, June 10). Oxford boy becomes civil war hero. Oxford, CT Patch. https://patch.com/connecticut/oxford-ct/oxford-boy-becomes-civil-war-hero
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