Brown County IN Archives Biographies.....Carmichael, William T. 1844 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/in/infiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com March 4, 2007, 4:12 pm Author: B. F. Bowen (1904) WILLIAM T. CARMICHAEL, M. D. William T. Carmichael is an honored veteran of the Civil war and a leading representative of professional circles in Walesboro. He was born in Monroe county, Ohio, on the 12th of February, 1844, and is a son of Andrew and Elizabeth (Scott) Carmichael, both, of whom were natives of Belmont county, Ohio, while both the paternal and maternal grandparents were from Baltimore, Maryland. The paternal grandfather, William Carmichael, served throughout the war of 1812 and was a loyal and valiant defender of the cause. He removed to Belmont county, Ohio, and in 1849 came to Indiana. He married Louisa Powell, a native of Ohio and who died in Jackson county, Indiana, in 1888, at the advanced age of ninety-six years, having survived her husband about forty years. In their family were eleven children, all of whom were living at the time of their mother's death. Andrew Carmichael was born in 1818 and spent the first thirty years of his life in Ohio. In 1849 he came to Indiana, settling in Van Buren township, Brown county, where he has since resided. Farming has been his life work and he cleared considerable land. At present he is living retired at Walesboro, an honored and venerable citizen. He has given his political support to the Democracy and has long been an active and influential member of the Methodist Episcopal church. His wife died in 1850. They were the parents of ten children, namely: William T.; Adam S.; Harriet J., the wife of Collin McCord, a farmer and stock raiser; Mary, the widow of Peter Anthony, who was a farmer of Brown county; Robert, deceased; George W.; Margaret, the wife of Jerome Jackson, a farmer; Louisa, the wife of Williard Folk, a miller at Stone Head, Brown county; Fidelia, the wife of Samuel Kent, a farmer; Harry, and John, who is living in Brown county. After the death of his first wife Andrew Carmichael wedded Mary Wagoner, whose parents were from Kentucky. As most farm boys of the period William F. [sic] Carmichael spent the days of his youth. The public schools and an academy afforded him his educational privileges until he had mastered the common branches of learning and later he spent two years as a student in Bloomington, Indiana. Desiring to follow a professional career rather than to engage in farming, he prepared for his chosen calling: as a student in the Physio-Medical College at Indianapolis, where he was graduated with the class of 1885. He then began practice in Walesboro, where he has since remained and in his chosen vocation has been successful, having now a large patronage. The Doctor is a member of the state and national associations of his school of medicine. At the time of the Civil war Mr. Carmichael, although but a boy of seventeen, enlisted for service in the Union army, joining the boys in blue in August, 1861, and was assigned to duty with Company H, Fiftieth Indiana Infantry. He took part in a number of important engagements in the fall of 1862 and was captured at the battle of Mumfordsville, Kentucky. Soon afterward, however, he was paroled and was sent home for thirty days, but almost immediately returned to the front. He participated in the battles of Jackson, Parker's Cross Roads and many skirmishes during 1862 and in 1863 crossed the Mississippi river into Arkansas, participating in the engagements of Little Rock and in many skirmishes in that state. In 1864 he was with General Steele in the Red River expedition and took part in many engagements, including those at Camden and Saline River, fighting for forty days on that expedition. In the year 1865 he participated in the engagements at Fort Morgan and Fish River, Alabama, also the siege of Spanish Fort, the capture of Fort Blakely and the engagement at Whistlers Station, which was one of the last battles fought east of the Mississippi river. He was promoted to corporal, later became sergeant, was color bearer for one year and was mustered out as quartermaster sergeant, his meritorious conduct and valor on the field of battle having continuously won him promotion. He was a brave soldier, always loyal to the cause which he espoused and has every reason to be proud of his military record. He was but twenty-one years of age at the close of the war and yet had fought almost four years in defense of liberty and Union. In 1867 Mr. Carmichael was united in marriage to Charlotte Beck, a daughter of John and Charity (Pitts) Beck, who were residents of Lawrence county, Indiana. He owned a well improved tract of land there and made it his home until his death, which occurred in 1877. Politically he was a Republican and for several years served as justice of the peace. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Carmichael were born two children: Albert, who died at the age of twenty-two, and Charlotte, who died in infancy. The wife and mother passed away in 1872 and Dr. Carmichael was" afterward married, his second union being with Miss Martha J. Schultz, a daughter of Eli Schultz, of Ohio. Four children graced this marriage: Daniel S. who wedded Nora Jones and is a farmer; Mary C, the wife of Elijah Jones, a merchant of Indianapolis; Minnie A., the wife of Frank Hardin, a farmer of Bartholomew county; and William O., at home. Dr. Carmichael is an independent or socialistic voter. He was reared in the faith of the Democracy, but since 1876 has voted independently of party ties. In 1868 he was elected surveyor of Brown county and filled that position for one term and was a candidate for secretary of state on the Populist ticket in 1900. Since 1885 he has resided in Walesboro and is widely known in this portion of the state. Dr. Carmichael is a man of strong intellectuality and has read broadly and thinks deeply not only along the line of his chosen profession but along many lines touching the general interests. He holds advanced ideas on many questions and looks at the world from a broad humanitarian standpoint, having strong sympathy for the unfortunate in all classes and greatly desiring the amelioration of various conditions affecting humanity. In manner he is social and genial and is a popular citizen of Walesboro. The Doctor is a Mason, belonging to Bayless Lodge, No. 216, at Jonesville, Columbus Chapter, No. 10 and Columbus Commandery, No. 14, and has been active in the work of the order, being a representative to the grand lodge. Additional Comments: Extracted from BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY INDIANA INCLUDING BIOGRAPHIES OF THE GOVERNORS AND OTHER REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS OF INDIANA ILLUSTRATED 1904 B. F. Bowen PUBLISHER File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/in/brown/bios/carmicha862gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/infiles/ File size: 7.1 Kb