Arthur H. Dutton
| Arthur Henry Dutton | |
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| Born |
November 13, 1838 Wallingford, Connecticut |
| Died | June 5, 1864 (aged 25) Baltimore, Maryland |
| Buried at | Arlington, Virginia |
| Rank | Brevet Brigadier General |
| Commands held | 21st Connecticut Infantry |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Arthur Henry Dutton (November 13, 1838 – June 5, 1864) was an American career soldier. A trained military engineer and high graduate of West Point, he served mostly as an infantry officer in the Union Army, fighting within both the Eastern Theater and Western Theaters during the American Civil War.
Dutton also helped raise and became the first commander of the 21st Connecticut Volunteer Infantry in late 1862. He was mortally wounded in action at Bermuda Hundred in late May 1864, and was posthumously breveted a brigadier general.
Dutton was born in 1838 in Wallingford, Connecticut, to Samuel Dutton (1806-1851) and his wife Emily (Curtis) Dutton (1805-1875). He was married to Marion Sands Franklin (1840-1914) and the couple had at least one son, also named Arthur H. Dutton (1864-1921). Dutton's brother Clarence Edward (1841-1912) also was a soldier, serving as a major in his brother's Regiment during the American Civil War.(
On September 1, 1857, Dutton entered the United States Military Academy at West Point, and graduated 3rd out of 34 cadets on June 24, 1861. That year he also began attending Yale University in New Haven, but did not graduate. However his high class placement from West Point allowed Dutton to enter the prestigious U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and he was appointed as brevet second lieutenant the same day he graduated. On August 3 Dutton was promoted to full Second Lieutenant in the regular army.
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