Arthur Henry Dutton (1838 - 1864)

Born 15 Nov 1838 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Marion Maud (Sands) Franklin — married 6 Jun 1863 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Died 5 Jun 1864 at age 25 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Biography

Arthur Dutton is Notable.

Brig. Gen. Arthur Dutton served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Aug 3, 1862
Mustered out: Jun 5, 1864 (DMS)
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 21st Connecticut Infantry Regiment, XVIII Corps, Army of the James

Brig. Gen. Arthur Dutton was Killed in Action during United States Civil War.

Died June 5, 1864, of wounds received on May 26 while landing ammunition before Petersburg, Virginia, aged 25 years. He 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.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Henry_Dutton Arthur Henry Dutton]

• A collection of family records, with biographical sketches, and other memoranda of various families and individuals bearing the name Douglas, or allied to families of that name, by Douglas, Charles Henry James, 1856-1931 https://archive.org/stream/collectionoffami00doug#page/210/mode/2up

• http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/ahdutton.htm

• Find A Grave: Memorial #5988366

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• Eicher, John H., and Eicher, David J., Civil War High Commands, Stanford University Press, 2001, ISBN 0-8047-3641-3.

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