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781……(Born
Ct.)
William Scott Ketchum*
(Ap’d Ct.)…………32
Military
History. – Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1830, to July 1, 1834,
when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to
Bvt. Second Lieut., 6th
Infantry, July 1, 1834.
Served: in
garrison at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., 1834-36; as Bearer of
(Second Lieut., 6th
Infantry, Dec. 31, 1836)
Dispatches, 1836; in
garrison at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., 1836-37; on frontier duty at Camp
Sabine, La., 1837-38; in the Florida War,
(First Lieut., 6th
Infantry, Dec. 25, 1837)
1838-42, being engaged in
Mustering Georgia Volunteers into service, 1838, -- as Adjutant, 6th
Infantry, Oct. 1, 1838, to Feb. 28, 1839, -- and on Quartermaster duty,
1839-42; as Bearer of Dispatches to Washing-
(Captain, Staff – Asst.
Quartermaster, Feb. 28, 1839, to Apr. 2, 1846)
ton, 1842; on
Quartermaster duty at Ft. Gibson, I. T., 1843-45, -- and
(Captain, 6th
Infantry, Feb. 10, 1842)
in Military Occupation of
Texas, 1845-46; on frontier duty at Ft. Gibson, I. T., 1846, -- Ft. Wayne,
I. T., 1846, -- Ft. Gibson, I. T. 1846-48, on frontier duty at Ft.
Leavenworth, Kan., 1849, -- and Ft. Laramie, Dak., protecting emigrants,
1849-52; on Recruiting service, 1852-54; mails between Ft. Kearny, Neb., and
the Sweet Water, 1854-55, -- on Sioux Expedition, 1855; as Member of Board
to Examine Subalterns appointed to 6th Infantry, from civil life,
1855-56; on frontier duty at the Infantry, Howitzer Battery, and Park Train,
during the Action of Solomon’s Fork, Kan., July 29, 1857, -- in quelling
Kansas Disturbances, 1857-58, -- Utah Expedition 1858, -- March of two
thousand miles to California, 1858, -- Benicia, Cal., 1858, -- New San
Diego, Cal., 1858-59, -- Majave Expedition, 1859, -- New San Diego, Cal.,
1859-60, -- Alcatraz Island, Cal., 1860, -- Ft. Vancouver, Wash., 1860-61,
-- Ft. Dalles, Or.,
(Major, 4th
Infantry, June 5, 1860)
1861, -- Ft. Townshend,
Wash., 1861, -- San Francisco, Cal., 1861, -- and Southern California, 1861;
and on voyage to New York, 1861.
Served during
the Rebellion of the Seceding States, 1861-66; as Acting Inspector-General,
headquarters at St. Louis, Mo., of the Department of
(Lieut.-Col., 10th
Infantry, Nov. 1, 1861)
the Missouri, Dec. 8,
1861, to Mar. 11, 1862, -- of the Department of the Mississippi, Mar. 11 to
July 11, 1862, -- and of the department of the Missouri, July 11 to Aug. 5,
1862; in organizing Pennsylvania
(Brig.-General, U. S.
Volunteers, Feb. 3, 1862)
Volunteers, at Harrisburg,
Pa., Aug. 11-24, -- and Illinois Volunteers, at Springfield, Ill., Aug. 29
to Oct. 28, 1862; on Special duty in the War Department, auditing accounts,
etc., etc., Nov. 3, 1862, to Feb. 13, 1866, being detached to superintend
the muster out and payment of Pennsylvania
(Bvt. Colonel, Feb. 1, 1863, for Meritorious
Services in Missouri, in the Line of the Army)
Volunteers, at Harrisburg,
Pa., July 23 to Aug. 20, 1863, -- on special tour of inspection in
Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa, June 28 to
(Colonel, 11th
Infantry, May 6, 1864)
July 22, 1864, -- on Board
to examine into the management and military control of General Hospitals,
Aug. 5, 1864, -- in organizing Pennsylvania Volunteers, at Harrisburg and
Philadelphia, Sep. 7 to Oct. 4, 1864, -- on special tour of Harper’s Ferry,
Va., to secure paymasters and their funds, Oct. 14-15, 1864, -- as Member of
a Commission to inspect and
(Bvt. Brig.-General, U. S.
Army, Mar. 13, 1865, for Faithful
and Meritorious Services
During the Rebellion)
report on the
Quartermaster Department in New York and Philadelphia, Mar. 25 to June 24,
1865, as required by joint resolution of Congress, approved Mar. 3, 1865, --
and on inspection of Staff service in
(Bvt. Maj.-General, U. S.
Army, Mar. 13, 1865, for Diligent, Faithful,
and Meritorious Service in
the War Department)
Florida, Sep. 29 to Oct.
31, 1866; and on Special duty under the Treasury Department, “to investigate
the audit the accounts presented against the
(Mustered Out of Volunteer Service, Apr. 30,
1866)
Government by the several
States for Military Expenditures chargeable against the Treasury,” Feb. 13
to July 5, 1866.
Served on
Special duty in the Adjutant-General’s Office, at Washington, D. C., July 5,
1866, to dec. 15, 1870.
Unassigned, Mar. 15, 1869.
Retired from Active
Service, Dec. 15, 1870, on his own Application,
After 30 Consecutive Years
of Service.
Died, June 28, 1871, at
Baltimore, Md.: Aged 58.
*Was the son of Major
Daniel Ketchum, distinguished in the War of 1812-15 against Great Britain. |
