John Beatty (Ohio)

For other people named John Beatty, see John Beatty (disambiguation).
John Beatty
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 8th district
In office
February 5, 1868 – March 3, 1873
Preceded by Cornelius S. Hamilton
Succeeded by William Lawrence
Personal details
Born (1828-12-16)December 16, 1828
Sandusky, Ohio
Died December 4, 1914(1914-12-04) (aged 85)
Columbus, Ohio
Resting place Oakland Cemetery, Sandusky, Ohio
Political party Republican
Profession Politician, Banker
Military service
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Army
Union Army
Years of service 1861-1864
Rank Brigadier General
Unit 3rd Ohio Infantry
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John Beatty (December 16, 1828 – December 4, 1914) was an American banker and statesman from Sandusky, Ohio. He served as a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Biography

Beatty was born near Sandusky, Ohio. He entered the banking business in Morrow County.[1] Presidential elector for Lincoln/Hamlin in 1860.[2]

When the Civil War started Beatty volunteered as a private in the 3rd Ohio Infantry, serving in western Virginia. By 1863, he was commissioned as a brigadier general following his distinguished service in the Battle of Perryville, the Battle of Stones River, and the Tullahoma Campaign. He took command of a brigade of infantry and led it through the rest of the war. Beatty participated in the Tullahoma Campaign, the Battle of Chickamauga, and the successful Union attack on Missionary Ridge during the Chattanooga Campaign.[1] He resigned his commission in January 1864 and re-entered the banking business.

Following the war, he represented Ohio in the U.S. Congress from 1868 to 1873.

Presidential elector in 1884 for Blaine/Logan.[3]

A 1909 biographer wrote that Beatty "is the sole survivor of the electoral college of Ohio, which cast its vote for Abraham Lincoln in 1860, and as far as known, the only surviving elector who cast a vote for President Lincoln when he was chosen to his first term almost a half century ago."[4]

Beatty was buried in Oakland Cemetery in Sandusky.

Autobiography

Beatty wrote The citizen-soldier, or, Memoirs of a volunteer, Cincinnati : Wilstach, Baldwin, 1879. The book has been reprinted more than once.[1]

"Prior to the Civil War, John Beatty was a banker.
Yet like many others, North & South,
he swiftly demonstrated a capacity for war."
Author Dave Powell[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Beatty, John, The Citizen Soldier, Time-Life Books reprint of 1879 edition. Reprinted in 2007 by Gardners Books. ISBN 978-1-4065-3698-0, ISBN 1-4065-3698-9
  2. ↑ Smith, Joseph P, ed. (1898). History of the Republican Party in Ohio. I. Chicago: the Lewis Publishing Company. p. 124.
  3. ↑ Taylor 1899 : vol. 2, 106
  4. ↑ Taylor, William Alexander (1909). Centennial history of Columbus and Franklin County, Ohio. 1. Chicago: S J Clarke Publishing Company. p. 458.
  5. ↑ Powell, Dave, Citizen Soldier: John Beatty and his Brigade at Chickamunga, North & South - The Official Magazine of the Civil War Society, Volume 10, Number 1, Page 58.

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Cornelius S. Hamilton		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 8th congressional district
1868-1873 		Succeeded by
William Lawrence
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