Ohio County, West Virginia Biography of John Caldwell TIDBALL This biography was submitted by Elizabeth Burns, E-mail address: <burns@asu.edu> This file may be freely copied by individuals and non-profit organizations for their private use. All other rights reserved. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. This file is part of the WVGenWeb Archives. If you arrived here inside a frame or from a link from somewhere else, our front door is at http://www.usgwarchives.net/wv/wvfiles.htm JOHN CALDWELL TIDBALL was born in Ohio County West Virginia January 25, 1825 a son of William and Marie (Caldwell) Tidball. He married Mary Hunt Davis in 1853 and secondly married Mary Langdon Dana in 1870. He had two sons and two daughters. He was a cadet at West Point in 1844, graduated and promoted to Brevet 2nd Lt., 3rd U.S. Artillery, July 1, 1848; promoted to 1st lt. 2nd U.S. Artillery, February 14, 1849, participated in the Seminole Indian War in Florida from 1849-1850, served on frontier duty at Fort Defiance, New Mexico and served in the escort of Lt. A.W. Whipple on the Pacific Railroad survey across northern Arizona from 1853-54. He retired as a Colonel and Brevit Major General, U.S. Army, on January 25, 1889. He died at Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey on May 15, 1906 at the age of 81. Pioneer Biographies, Arizona Historical Foundation ==== WV-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List ==== ********************************************************************** WV-FOOTSTEPS/USGENWEB NOTICE: These messages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. **********************************************************************