Green Lawn Cemetery
Section L, lot 3
Columbus, Ohio
Mitchell was born in Piqua, Ohio in 1838. He graduated in 1859 from Kenyon College and eventually moved to Columbus, Ohio to study law. Mitchell enlisted when the civil war started. Mitchell was appointed to 1st Lt. of the 3rd OVI. Eventually he helped to recruit the 113th OVI which he was Lt. Colonel. He went onto the XIV corps. In January 1865 Mitchell became a Brigadier General. After the war he held various positions, including President of the Columbus City Council. He died on his 56th birthday.
In 1862, Mitchell married Laura Platt. Laura Platt was the niece of President Rutherford B. Hayes.
Their only son was John Grant Mitchell, Jr. He was an actor who used the name Grant Mitchell.
Laura Platt Hayes was the daughter of Fanny Hayes Platt. Fanny Hayes Platt was the older sister of President Rutherford B. Hayes.
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