Abram S. Piatt

Abram Sanders Piatt
Born(1821-05-02)May 2, 1821
DiedMarch 23, 1908(1908-03-23) (aged 86)
Place of burial
Mac-a-cheek Cemetery,
West Liberty, Ohio
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
BranchUnited States Army
Union Army
Service years1861–1863
Rank Brigadier General
Commands13th Ohio Infantry Regiment
34th Ohio Infantry Regiment
1st Brigade, 3rd Division, III Corps
ConflictsAmerican Civil War
RelationsCol. Donn Piatt (brother)
Col. Benjamin Piatt Runkle (nephew)
Other workpolitician

Abram (or Abraham) Sanders Piatt (May 2, 1821 – March 23, 1908) was a wealthy farmer, publisher, poet, politician, and soldier from southern Ohio who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He organized the only zouave regiment from Ohio and later led a brigade in the Army of the Potomac. In 1864, he and his brother constructed the Piatt Castles, two sprawling chateaux near West Liberty, Ohio, that are still used today for weddings, meetings, retreats, and other social gatherings.