Joseph Carter Abbott

Joseph Carter Abbott
United States Senator
from North Carolina
In office
July 14, 1868 – March 4, 1871
Preceded byThomas Bragg
Succeeded byMatthew W. Ransom
Personal details
Born(1825-07-15)July 15, 1825
Concord, New Hampshire, U.S.
DiedOctober 8, 1881(1881-10-08) (aged 56)
Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S.
Military service
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1861–1865
Rank Colonel
Bvt. Brigadier General
Battles/wars
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Joseph Carter Abbott (July 15, 1825 – October 8, 1881) was a Union Army colonel during the American Civil War who was awarded the grade of brevet brigadier general of volunteers and a Republican United States senator from the state of North Carolina between 1868 and 1871. During his career in private life he was a lawyer, newspaper editor and businessman. He also served as collector of the port of Wilmington, inspector of posts along the eastern line of the southern coast during the Rutherford B. Hayes Administration, and special agent of the United States Treasury Department.