James M. Tuttle
James Madison Tuttle (September 24, 1823 – October 24, 1892) was a soldier, businessman, and politician from the state of Iowa who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He commanded a brigade and then a division in the Army of the Tennessee in several campaigns in the Western Theater of operations. He led the first Union troops that entered the enemy-held Fort Donelson in 1862, paving the way for the fort's subsequent surrender to Ulysses S. Grant and opening the Cumberland River as an avenue of invasion of the South.
James Madison Tuttle | |
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Gen. James M. Tuttle | |
| Born | September 24, 1823 Summerfield, Ohio |
| Died | October 24, 1892 (aged 69) Casa Grande, Arizona |
| Place of burial | Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa |
| Allegiance | United States of America Union |
| Service/ | United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1864 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Unit | Army of the Tennessee |
| Commands held | 3rd Division, XV Corps 1st Division, XVI Corps |
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| Other work | businessman, Iowa state representative |
| Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the Polk County district | |
| In office 1884–1885 Serving with Charles L. Watrous | |
| Preceded by | Thomas W. Havens and Thomas E. Haines |
| Succeeded by | Wesley Redhead and J. G. Berryhill |
| In office 1872–1872 | |
| Preceded by | John A. Kasson and George W. Jones |
| Succeeded by | William G. Madden and Isaac Brandt |
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