John G. Mitchell (general)
| John Grant Mitchell | |
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Brig. Gen. John G. Mitchell
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| Born |
November 6, 1838 Piqua, Ohio |
| Died | November 7, 1894 (aged 56) Columbus, Ohio |
| Place of burial | Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio |
| Allegiance |
United States of America Union |
| Service/branch |
United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1865 |
| Rank |
 Brigadier General Brevet Major General
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| Unit | 3rd Ohio Infantry |
| Commands held |
113th Ohio Infantry 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, XIV Corps |
| Battles/wars | |
| Relations | nephew-in-law of Rutherford B. Hayes, father of Grant Mitchell |
| Other work | lawyer, city council president |
John Grant Mitchell (November 6, 1838 – November 7, 1894) was an Ohio lawyer and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was active in several important campaigns and battles in the Western Theater, including the Chickamauga, Atlanta, and Franklin-Nashville and Carolinas campaigns. He commanded a brigade of veteran infantry in many of these operations.
Mitchell was born in Piqua, Ohio. He was educated in the common schools and then attended Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, as a young man. He graduated in 1859 and subsequently studied law in Columbus, Ohio, with the firm Swan, Andrews, and Noble.
Shortly after the outbreak of the Civil War in early 1861, Mitchell enlisted as a private in the first battalion of the Ohio Reserves. On July 27, he was appointed as the first lieutenant and adjutant of the 3rd Ohio Infantry regiment. On December 21, after reenlisting for three-years, he was advanced to captain and took command of his company. He participated in Ormsby M. Mitchel's campaign in Tennessee and Alabama.
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