Robert Francis Catterson
Robert Francis Catterson | |
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30th Mayor of Little Rock, Arkansas | |
In office November 13, 1871 – November 10, 1873 | |
Preceded by | Jefferson G. Botsford (acting) |
Succeeded by | Frederick Kramer |
Personal details | |
Born | Marion County, Indiana, U.S. | March 22, 1835
Died | March 30, 1914 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | (aged 79)
Cause of death | Stroke |
Resting place | San Antonio National Cemetery 29°25′17.8″N 98°28′01.7″W / 29.421611°N 98.467139°W |
Political party | Republican |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Volunteers |
Years of service | 1861-1866 |
Rank | Brevet Brigadier-General |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Robert Francis Catterson (March 22, 1835 – March 30, 1914) was a medical doctor, Union Army officer in the American Civil War, state legislator, militia officer, U.S. Marshal, and the 30th mayor of Little Rock, Arkansas (from 1871 to 1873).[1] During the American Civil War, he was a senior officer of the Union Army and served as a brigade commander in the Army of the Tennessee.
Early life and education
Catterson was born on March 22, 1835, in Marion County, Indiana. He was educated at Adrian College in Michigan and Cincinnati Medical College in Ohio, precursor to the University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center. After completing his studies, Catterson established a medical practice in Rockville, Indiana.[2]
American Civil War
When the American Civil War began in 1861, Catterson sided with the Union, gave up his medical practice, and volunteered to serve in the Union Army, enlisting in the 14th Indiana Infantry.[2] On April 23 Catterson was mustered in as a private into Company A of the 14th, and on June 7 was promoted to first sergeant. Catterson was then elected as an officer and commissioned a second lieutenant on July 5. The following year he was promoted to first lieutenant on March 15, 1862.[3]
In 1862 Catterson saw his first battle during the
During Major-General
Also during the Carolinas Campaign, Catterson served very briefly as chief of staff to Major-General John A. Logan, the commander of the XV Corps.[8] He then returned to his brigade, leading it for the rest of the campaign and to the end of the war. Catterson was brevetted to brigadier-general in the Union Army on May 31, 1865, and was mustered out of the volunteer service on January 15, 1866.[6]
Later life
After the American Civil War, Catterson chose not to return to the practice of medicine; he moved to
Catterson was the mayor of Little Rock, Arkansas, from 1872 to 1874. After serving as mayor, he moved to Minnesota, where he was unsuccessful as both a farmer and a farm implement merchant. He died at the age of 79 at the Veterans' Hospital in San Antonio, Texas, after suffering from a stroke.[6]
See also
Notes
- ^ "Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
- ^ a b Warner, p. 75.
- ^ a b c Eicher, p. 168.
- ^ a b Warner, p. 76.
- ^ Eicher, p. 168. Wounded "in right knee, left hand, left foot, and right buttock, Antietam, Md., 17 September 1862"
- ^ a b c d "Robert Francis Catterson". Civil War Indiana Biographies. Archived from the original on May 12, 2008. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
- ^ Eicher, p. 168. Lead the 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, of the Union XV Corps.
- ^ Eicher, p. 168. Was chief of staff, Union XV Corps, from March 28 to April 4, 1865.
- ^ Warner, p. 76. "But he later fell out with Clayton during the latter's successful campaign for the U.S. Senate, and as a result lost his position of United States marshal."
References
- Eicher, John H.; ISBN 0-8047-3641-3.
- Warner, Ezra J. (1964). Generals in Blue: The Lives of the Union Commanders. ISBN 0-8071-0822-7.