Individual Details
General John Grant Mitchell
(6 Nov 1838 - 7 Nov 1894)
General Mitchell volunteered in the Union Army as a private 14 May 1861, appointed 1st Lt., 3d Ohio Infantry, 29 July 1861: Capt. Company C 21 December 1861; Lt. Col., 113th Ohio Inf., 2 Sept. 1863 Colonel Commanding, 2d Brigade 2d Division, 14th Army Corps, 13 May 1864. Brig. Gen 12 Jan 1865, and Brevet Major General for gallantry in Battle of Bentonville and meritorious conduct throughout the war, 13 March 1865. He was the youngest Brigadier General in the Army.
"He was Register in Bankruptcy: President of the Columbus City Council: and Pension Agent at Columbus, Ohio"
RBH, Family Record, pg. 52A
"He was Register in Bankruptcy: President of the Columbus City Council: and Pension Agent at Columbus, Ohio"
RBH, Family Record, pg. 52A
Events
| Birth | 6 Nov 1838 | Piqua, Miami Co., OH | |||
| Marriage | 23 Oct 1862 | Columbus, Franklin Co., OH - Laura Arabella Platt |  | ||
| Death | 7 Nov 1894 | Columbus, Franklin Co., OH |
Families
| Spouse | Laura Arabella Platt (1842 - 1916) |
| Child | Elizabeth "Lily" Mitchell (1864 - 1956) |
| Child | Fanny Mitchell (1869 - 1893) |
| Child | Jean Andrews "Jennie" Mitchell (1871 - 1944) |
| Child | John Grant Mitchell Jr. (1874 - 1957) |
| Child | Jean Andrews "Jennie" Mitchell (1871 - 1944) |
| Father | Moses Mitchell |
| Mother | Elizabeth McCullough |
Endnotes
1. Hayes, Charles Wells, George Hayes of Windsor and his Descendants ) (Buffalo: Baker, Jones & Co., 1884).