Francis Marion Callicotte (1843 - 1928)

Born 11 Jul 1843 in Clark Township, Johnson, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Harriett Elizabeth (Philpott) Callicotte — married 23 Nov 1865 in Page, Iowa, United States

Descendants

Died 29 Sep 1928 at age 85 in Lents, Multnomah, Oregon, United States

Biography

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Corporal Francis Callicotte served in the United States Civil War.
Mustered out: 8 Aug 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 4th Regiment Iowa Cavalry

Francis was born in 1843 and passed away in 1928. Buried in the Lincoln Memorial Park in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.

Find A Grave Biography

• Francis Marion Callicotte was just 18, and living in Hawleyville, Page Co., Iowa, when he enlisted as a Private in Co. A of the 4th Iowa Cavalry on Aug 27, 1861. He was mustered into federal service on Nov 23, 1861.

Callicotte became a "Reenlisted Veteran" on Dec 12, 1863, along with most of his company. During his term of service, he was promoted to 7th Corporal on Jan 1, 1864; to 5th Corporal on Jan 1, 1865; to 4th Corporal on March 1, 1865; and finally to 3rd Corporal (Musician) on June 1, 1865.

Callicotte mustered out of the service on Aug 8, 1865, in Atlanta with his company. Serving under Colonel McCook, and Col. Benjamin Harrison, The From a narrative of the Battle of Atlanta; “ The Eighteenth Indiana Battery, The Fifth and Eighth Iowa Calvary, Second Kentucky Clavary, were moved to cross the Chatahoochee along with the First Wisconsin Calvary, with a pontoon train to recross the river To Fayetteville Ga. into Campbellton, Ga. They eventually came out of the woods in the town of Palmetto, on the West Point Railroad some ten or twelve miles away. and after dark burnt the town, burning all the Rebel stores. Taking about three hundred prisoners, quartermasters, paymasters, commissaries.

Callicotte moved to Multnomah County, Oregon where the family had settled.

Research Notes

Wife and 4 children are attached to the memorial page on Find A Grave for Francis.

Sources

• Find a Grave Memorial (with biography and civil war record)
• Civil War Pension, 17 Jan 1891, application #980,946, certificate #874,453

*Book: “The Atlanta Papers,”, Morningside Bookshop. Compiled and arranged by Sydney Kearksis, U.S. Army Ret.

*Local knowledge of David Gray,[Gray|20175] a native of area.

https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=33C04B8A-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61432439/francis-marion-callicotte