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US Army officer and Medal of Honor recipient (1822–1901)

John Porter Hatch Born (1822-01-09)January 9, 1822 Oswego, New York, U.S. Died April 12, 1901(1901-04-12) (aged 79) New York City, U.S. Place of burial Arlington National Cemetery Allegiance United States of America Union Branch United States Army Union Army Service years 1845–1886 Rank Brevet Major General (Volunteer Army) Colonel (Regular Army) Unit 3rd U.S. Infantry, 1845–1846 Regiment of Mounted Riflemen 1845–1860 Union Army 1861–1865 4th U.S. Cavalry, 1864–1881 2nd U.S. Cavalry, 1881–1886 Commands Cavalry, V Corps 1st Division, I Corps 2nd U.S. Cavalry Conflicts Mexican–American War Battle of Palo Alto Battle of Resaca de la Palma Battle of Contreras Battle of Churubusco Battle of Chapultepec American Indian Wars American Civil War Jackson's Valley campaign First Battle of Winchester Northern Virginia campaign Second Battle of Bull Run Battle of Chantilly Maryland campaign Battle of South Mountain Sherman's March to the Sea Battle of Honey Hill Battle of Tulifinny Awards Medal of Honor Signature

**John Porter Hatch** (January 9, 1822 – April 12, 1901) was a career [American](/source/United_States) soldier who served as general in the [Union Army](/source/Union_Army) during the [American Civil War](/source/American_Civil_War). He received a [Medal of Honor](/source/Medal_of_Honor) for gallantry in action at the September 1862 [Battle of South Mountain](/source/Battle_of_South_Mountain) during the [Maryland Campaign](/source/Maryland_Campaign).[1]

## Early life and career

Hatch was born in [Oswego](/source/Oswego%2C_New_York), [N. Y.](/source/New_York_(state)), a son of Moses Porter and Hannah (Reed) Hatch. He graduated from the [United States Military Academy](/source/United_States_Military_Academy) in 1845, ranking 17th in his class. He experienced his first active field service as a [second lieutenant](/source/Second_lieutenant#United_States) in the [3rd U.S. Infantry](/source/3rd_U.S._Infantry) during the [Mexican War](/source/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War). In May 1846, he served under General [Zachary Taylor](/source/Zachary_Taylor) at [Palo Alto](/source/Battle_of_Palo_Alto) and [Resaca de la Palma](/source/Battle_of_Resaca_de_la_Palma). He was transferred later to serve under [Winfield Scott](/source/Winfield_Scott) in the Mounted Rifles. He was [brevetted](/source/Brevet_(military)) as a [first lieutenant](/source/First_lieutenant#United_States) for gallant service in the subsequent battles of [Contreras](/source/Battle_of_Contreras) and [Churubusco](/source/Battle_of_Churubusco), and [captain](/source/Captain_(United_States)) for bravery at [Chapultepec](/source/Battle_of_Chapultepec). When the war ended, Hatch was assigned to various posts on the [frontier](/source/Frontier) of the [Old West](/source/Old_West), as well as in [Oregon](/source/Oregon). He married Adelaide Goldsmith Burckle in 1851; the couple raised two children. In the next decade, Hatch participated in several expeditions against [Native American](/source/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States) tribes. He was promoted to the full rank of captain in October 1860 and served as the Chief of Commissary for the army's Department of New Mexico.

## Civil War

Hatch was awarded the Army [Medal of Honor](/source/Medal_of_Honor) for gallantry for his actions in the attack on Turner's Gap. His citation reads: "Was severely wounded while leading one of his brigades in the attack under a heavy fire from the enemy."

Following the outbreak of the [Civil War](/source/American_Civil_War), Hatch was ordered to the East and assigned to the [cavalry](/source/Cavalry) of [George B. McClellan](/source/George_B._McClellan). He was made a [brigadier general](/source/Brigadier_general_(United_States)) of volunteers on September 28, 1861. In December, he was assigned command of a [brigade](/source/Brigade) of [cavalry](/source/Cavalry) stationed at [Annapolis, Maryland](/source/Annapolis%2C_Maryland), serving under General [Rufus King](/source/Rufus_King_(general)). Hatch's brigade made a series of daring raids on enemy positions near the [Rapidan](/source/Rapidan_River) and [Rappahannock](/source/Rappahannock_River) rivers. These raids gained his brigade the Nickname [Iron Brigade](/source/Eastern_Iron_Brigade), which followed that brigade up until January 1863, long after Hatch had moved on.

In March 1862, Hatch assumed command of the cavalry of the [V Corps](/source/V_Corps_(ACW)) under [Major General](/source/Major_general_(United_States)) [Nathaniel P. Banks](/source/Nathaniel_Prentice_Banks). He served in the [Valley Campaign](/source/Valley_Campaign) and fought at the [First Battle of Winchester](/source/Battle_of_Winchester_I). In August of that year, after incurring the wrath of army commander [John Pope](/source/John_Pope_(general)) for two failed cavalry raids, he was reassigned to the [infantry](/source/Infantry). He commanded a brigade in the [I Corps](/source/I_Corps_(ACW)), assuming division command after Brig. Gen [Rufus King](/source/Rufus_King_(general)) fell ill with epilepsy the evening before [Second Bull Run](/source/Second_Bull_Run). Hatch led the division there and at the [Battle of South Mountain](/source/Battle_of_South_Mountain), where he got shot in the leg. He was brevetted as a major general of volunteers and subsequently received the Medal of Honor for his gallantry under severe enemy fire.

Hatch was disabled until February 1863, when he returned to light administrative duties, serving as a judge on [courts-martial](/source/Court-martial) and commanding the draft rendezvous at [Philadelphia](/source/Philadelphia%2C_Pennsylvania) in July. He then commanded the cavalry depot at [St. Louis](/source/St._Louis_in_the_Civil_War) during the late summer and early autumn. On October 27, 1863, he was promoted to the [Regular Army](/source/Regular_Army_(United_States)) rank of [major](/source/Major_(United_States)) of the [4th U.S. Cavalry](/source/4th_U.S._Cavalry).

In 1864, he was assigned to the Department of the South, where he had charge of the coast division. He was in charge of operations on John's Island, South Carolina, in July and led the Federal forces at the [Battle of Honey Hill](/source/Battle_of_Honey_Hill) in November. He subsequently operated in cooperation with Major General [William T. Sherman](/source/William_Tecumseh_Sherman) in the Georgia-Carolinas Campaign and took part in the attack on [Charleston](/source/Charleston%2C_South_Carolina). Following the city's surrender, Hatch assumed military command of it from February to August 1865.

In the omnibus promotions following the war, he was brevetted from March 1865 both as a major general of volunteers dating and as a colonel in the Regular Army.

## Postbellum career

Grave at [Arlington National Cemetery](/source/Arlington_National_Cemetery)

Hatch stayed in the regular Army following the war, reverting to his regular rank of major. For the next twenty-six years, he again served on the frontier.[2]

Hatch was an officer too at [Fort Concho](/source/Fort_Concho) in [San Angelo](/source/San_Angelo%2C_Texas), Texas, [Indian Territory](/source/Indian_Territory), [Montana Territory](/source/Montana_Territory), and finally in [Washington Territory](/source/Washington_Territory).

He retired on January 9, 1886, and moved to [New York City](/source/New_York_City). He received the Medal of Honor in 1893 in recognition for his service at South Mountain. Hatch was President of the [Aztec Club of 1847](/source/Aztec_Club_of_1847) of New York and a member of the Oswego County Historical Society. He was also a member of the [Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States](/source/Military_Order_of_the_Loyal_Legion_of_the_United_States).

John P. Hatch died in New York City in the spring of 1901. He was buried at [Arlington National Cemetery](/source/Arlington_National_Cemetery), [Arlington, Virginia](/source/Arlington%2C_Virginia).[3] He was survived by his wife, Adelaide Burckle Hatch (1825–1919) and their children, Miss Harriet Hatch (1854–1929) and Mark Burckle Hatch (1856–1914).

## See also

- [Biography portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Biography)
- [American Civil War portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:American_Civil_War)
- [United States portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:United_States)

- [List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: G–L](/source/List_of_American_Civil_War_Medal_of_Honor_recipients%3A_G%E2%80%93L#H)

- [List of American Civil War generals (Union)](/source/List_of_American_Civil_War_generals_(Union))

- [Battle of South Mountain](/source/Battle_of_South_Mountain)

- [Second Battle of Bull Run](/source/Second_Battle_of_Bull_Run)

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''Washington_Evening_Star''1901_1-0)** [*Washington Evening Star* (1901)](#CITEREFWashington_Evening_Star1901).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESheffy1950150_2-0)** [Sheffy (1950)](#CITEREFSheffy1950), p. 150.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Burial Detail: Hatch, John P (Section 1, Grave 133-C)](https://archive.today/20161229051713/http://ancexplorer.army.mil/publicwmv/#/arlington-national/search/results/1/CgVoYXRjaBIEam9obhoBcA--/) – ANC Explorer

## References

- ["A Noted Cavalryman: Death of Major General John P. Hatch"](https://civilwartalk.com/threads/hatch-john-porter.167058/), *Washington Evening Star*, April 15, 1901, retrieved May 2, 2020

- Dyer, Frederick H (1908). [*A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion*](https://archive.org/details/08697590.3359.emory.edu). Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co. [ASIN](/source/ASIN_(identifier)) [B01BUFJ76Q](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BUFJ76Q).

- Sheffy, Lester Fields (1950). *The Life and Times of Timothy Dwight Hobart, 1855-1935: Colonization of West Texas*. Canyon, TX: Panhandle-Plains Historical Society. p. 322. [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [1086605](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/1086605).

- War Department, U.S. (1880). [*The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies*](https://cdl.library.cornell.edu/moa/browse.monographs/waro.html). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [857196196](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/857196196).

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [John Porter Hatch](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:John_Porter_Hatch).

- ["Biographical sketch"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110515180043/http://stonewall.hut.ru/leaders/hatch.htm). Archived from [the original](http://stonewall.hut.ru/leaders/hatch.htm) on May 15, 2011. Retrieved September 29, 2010.

- ["Photo gallery"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080208215607/http://www.generalsandbrevets.com/ngh/hatchjp.htm). Archived from [the original](http://www.generalsandbrevets.com/ngh/hatchjp.htm) on February 8, 2008. Retrieved September 29, 2010.

- ["MOH citation"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120514101836/http://homeofheroes.com/moh/citations_1862_cwh/hatch.html). Archived from [the original](https://www.homeofheroes.com/moh/citations_1862_cwh/hatch.html) on May 14, 2012. Retrieved September 29, 2010.

- [John Porter Hatch](http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/jphatch.htm) at ArlingtonCemetery.net, an unofficial website

- [Accompanying Document No. 4](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Condition_of_the_South#no4) to “Report of Carl Schurz on the States of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana,” 1865.

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