Charles C. Walcutt

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.

Charles Carroll Walcutt
Charles Carroll Walcutt
Born(1838-02-12)February 12, 1838
Columbus, Ohio
DiedMay 2, 1898(1898-05-02) (aged 60)
Omaha, Nebraska
Place of burial
Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
Service/branchUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service18611866
Rank Brigadier General
Brevet Major General
Commands held46th Ohio Infantry
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

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.

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