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James M. Tuttle
James Madison Tuttle was born near Summerfield in what is now Noble County. He moved to Iowa, became a Union general in the Civil War, and later served in the Iowa legislature.
At a glance
- Born
- 1823-09-24
- Died
- 1892-10-24
- Education
- Common schools, Ohio and Indiana
- Known as
- Soldier, Politician, Business
- Organizations
- 2nd Iowa Infantry, Tuttle Brothers pork packing
Life story
James Madison Tuttle was born in 1823 near Summerfield, then in Monroe County and now in Noble County. He was educated in the common schools of Ohio and Indiana and moved to Farmington, Iowa, in 1846.
He was a farmer and merchant, then sheriff and county treasurer in Van Buren County. In April 1861 he raised a volunteer company and became a captain, and by September a colonel of the 2nd Iowa Infantry.
At Fort Donelson in February 1862 he led a charge and, by one account, planted the first Union flag inside the fort. He commanded a brigade at Shiloh, became a brigadier general in June 1862 and later led a division in the Vicksburg campaign.
He resigned in 1864, ran unsuccessfully for governor in 1863 and for Congress in 1866, served in the Iowa House, and invested in mining and manufacturing in the West. He died in Arizona in 1892 and is buried in Des Moines.
Timeline
- 1823-09-24: Born (near Summerfield, OH) source
- 1846: Moves to Farmington, Iowa (Farmington, IA) source
- 1861-04: Raises a volunteer company (Iowa) source
- 1861-09-06: Promoted to colonel (Iowa) source
- 1862-02: Leads charge at Fort Donelson (Fort Donelson, TN) source
- 1862-06-09: Promoted to brigadier general source
- 1863: Runs for governor of Iowa and loses (Iowa) source
- 1864-09: Resigns his commission source
- 1892-10-24: Dies (Casa Grande, AZ) source
What James is known for
- Led a charge at Fort Donelson in 1862 and planted the first Union flag inside
- Union brigadier general from June 1862
- Iowa state representative
- Tuttle Brothers pork packing, with his brother Martin
Family
- parents: James and Esther (Crow) Tuttle
- wife: Laura M. Meek
- brother: Martin Tuttle
Ohio places
Where James M. Tuttle was born, lived, worked and is remembered, with the ZIP code, town and county pages for each.
- Born: Summerfield, Noble County ZIP 43788 · Summerfield · Noble County
- Lived: Farmington, IA, Van Buren (Iowa) County
- Buried: Des Moines, IA, Polk (Iowa) County (Woodland Cemetery)
Further reading
Sources
Confidence. Medium: the main facts were confirmed, but some details (often an address or ZIP code) were not.
- Wikipedia: James M. Tuttle birth, schooling, Iowa career, Civil War dates, later life, burial