James Madison Tuttle | |
|---|---|
 Gen. James M. Tuttle | |
| Born | September 24, 1823 Summerfield, Ohio |
| Died | October 24, 1892 (aged 69) Casa Grande, Arizona |
| Place of burial | Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa |
| Allegiance | United States of America Union |
| Service | United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1864 |
| Rank |  Brigadier General |
| Unit | Army of the Tennessee |
| Commands | 3rd Division, XV Corps 1st Division, XVI Corps |
| Battles / wars | |
| Other work | businessman, Iowa state representative |
| Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the Polk County district | |
| In office 1884–1885 Serving with Charles L. Watrous | |
| Preceded by | Thomas W. Havens and Thomas E. Haines |
| Succeeded by | Wesley Redhead and J. G. Berryhill |
| In office 1872–1872 Serving with John A. Kasson | |
| Preceded by | John A. Kasson and George W. Jones |
| Succeeded by | William G. Madden and Isaac Brandt |
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.[1]
- ^ Warner, p 513.