William Scott Ketchum
William Scott Ketchum | |
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William S. Ketchum | |
| Born | July 7, 1813 Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | June 28, 1871 (aged 57) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
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| Allegiance | United States of America Union |
| Branch | United States Army Union Army |
| Service years | 1834–1870 |
| Rank | Colonel Brevet Major General |
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William Scott Ketchum (July 7, 1813 – 1871) was a U.S. Army officer before and during the American Civil War.
Ketchum was born on July 7, 1813, in Norwalk, Connecticut. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York in 1834. He served in the Seminole Wars and on the Western frontier. During the 1857 Cheyenne Expedition of Colonel Edwin Vose Sumner against the Cheyenne and the Battle of Solomon's Fork, Captain Ketchum of G Company commanded the 6th Infantry Regiment detachment (of C, D and G Companies).