McElroy, Joseph Charles (sold)
Joseph Charles McElroy (April 23, 1831 - August 21, 1907) was an American businessman and American Civil War veteran. Born in Oak Grove, Ohio, McElroy left for California in 1849 to seek his fortune in the California goldfields. In the 1850 census, he lists himself as a miner in Louisville, California. In 1861, he raised a militia company at Racine, Ohio, and enlisted in Company K of the 18th Ohio Volunteer Infantry of the Union Army as a 1st Lieutenant. He was promoted to Captain on January 4, 1863 and mustered out of the army on November 9, 1864. After the war, McElroy served as Sheriff of Meigs County, as a member of the racine Village Council, and as a member of the Ohio General Assembly. He acted as the Secretary Treasurer of the Ohio Commission for the Chickamauga Battlefield National Park and served as the Postmaster of the U.S. House of Representatives for fourteen years.
Battle of Chickamauga by a Civil War veteran.
Chickamauga Battlefield.
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This is an 1895 Joseph C. McElroy map of the Battle of Chattanooga, American Civil War (1861 - 1865). Federal (blue) and Confederate (red) lines on September 19 and September 20 are marked across the battlefield, with each unit identified by its commanding officer. Artillery batteries appear as cannons. As this map was created after the war for the Ohio Commission, monuments to various units are illustrated as well. (more details)