Joseph Carter Abbott
U.S. Army general and U.S. Senator
Died when: 56 years 85 days (674 months)Star Sign: Cancer
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.
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