John Beatty (Ohio)

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.

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
Branch/service	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1861-1864
Rank	Brigadier General
Unit	3rd Ohio Infantry

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,
swiftly demonstrated a capacity for war.

— Dave Powell[5]

See also

• List of American Civil War generals (Union)

Notes

1. 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.

Attribution

•  This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.

References

• Reid, Whitelaw (1895). "John Beatty". Ohio in the War Her Statesmen Generals and Soldiers. 1. Cincinnati: The Robert Clarke Company. pp. 924–926.
• Taylor, William Alexander; Taylor, Aubrey Clarence (1899). Ohio statesmen and annals of progress: from the year 1788 to the year 1900 ... 2. State of Ohio. p. 106.
• United States Congress. "John Beatty (id: B000283)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-02-12
• Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1900). "Beatty, John (soldier)" . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.

External links

• Works by John Beatty at Project Gutenberg
  • The Citizen-Soldier by John Beatty at Project Gutenberg
• Works by or about John Beatty at Internet Archive
• "John Beatty". Find a Grave. Retrieved 2008-02-12.

U.S. 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