James M. Tuttle Military person

James Madison Tuttle (September 24, 1823 – October 24, 1892) was a soldier, businessman, and politician from the state of Iowa who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He commanded a brigade and then a division in the Army of the Tennessee in several campaigns in the Western Theater of operations. He led the first Union troops that entered the enemy-held Fort Donelson in 1862, paving the way for the fort's subsequent surrender to Ulysses S. Grant and opening the Cumberland River as an avenue of invasion of the South.

Personal facts

Birth date	September 24, 1823
Birth place	Summerfield Ohio
Date of death	October 24, 1892
Place of death	Des Moines Iowa

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allegiance	United States of America Union
military operations	American Civil War Vicksburg Campaign Siege of Corinth Battle of Shiloh Battle of Fort Donelson
military branch	Union Army
military command	1st Division XVI Corps 3rd Division XV Corps
military unit	Army of the Tennessee
service start	1861