Theophilus Toulmin Garrard

Theophilus Toulmin Garrard
Brig. Gen. Theophilus T. Garrard
Born	(1812-07-07)July 7, 1812 Clay County, Kentucky
Died	March 15, 1902(1902-03-15) (aged 89) Clay County, Kentucky
Place of burial	Garrard Family Cemetery, Garrard, Kentucky
Allegiance	United States of America Union
Service/branch	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1847–1849, 1861–1864
Rank	Brigadier General
Commands held	Mexican War Company E, 16th U.S. Infantry Civil War 7th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry 1st Brigade, 9th Division, XIII Corps, Army of the Tennessee District of Somerset, XXIII Corps, Army of the Ohio Subdistrict of Somerset, District of Kentucky, Department of the Ohio District of the Clinch, Department of the Ohio
Battles/wars	American Civil War Battle of Camp Wildcat Cumberland Gap Battle of Perryville

Mexican War

Civil War

American Civil War

Theophilus Toulmin Garrard (June 7, 1812 – March 15, 1902) was a politician, Union general in the American Civil War, farmer, and businessman.

Garrard was born in Clay County, Kentucky near Manchester at the Goose Creek Salt Works (later Union Salt Works) to Colonel Daniel Garrard (1780–1886) and Lucinda Jane Toulmin (1790–1849). He was a grandson of Kentucky Governor James Garrard and cousin of Israel Garrard, Jeptha Garrard, and Kenner Garrard. Garrard attended Centre College in Danville, Kentucky.

On March 26, 1832, Garrard married Nancy Brawner, who died on March 31, just five days after their wedding. He then married Lucinda "Lucy" Burnham Lees on March 9, 1849; together they had eleven children, six boys and five girls.

Garrard ran for office in the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1841 and 1842, but was defeated both times. He ran again in 1843, beating his opponent General Elijah Combs. He was reelected in 1844 with no opposition.

During the Mexican-American War he served as a captain of Company E, 16th U.S. Infantry, from March 5, 1847 until August 5, 1849, but never saw combat. Four companies, Garrard's included, were stationed at Cerralvo, Mexico on the Rio Grande, with the remaining six companies at Monterrey. Garrard stated, "I think the 8 months I stayed there were the most pleasant part of my life. The Mexicans were fond of us. We had no trouble with them. The climate was pleasant and everything went well."

Garrard left Kentucky in 1849 to seek his fortune in the California Gold Rush, but returned to Kentucky in 1850, not having found a fortune. He won a seat in the Kentucky Senate in 1857 and resigned in 1859 to run for the United States Congress, but was defeated by Green Adams. He was elected again to the Kentucky Senate on August 4, 1861, but declined to serve as he had received his commission as colonel July 27, 1861.