Background
Chetlain, Augustus Louis was born on December 26, 1824 in Saint Louis. Son of Louis and Julia (Droz) Chetlain.
Chetlain, Augustus Louis was born on December 26, 1824 in Saint Louis. Son of Louis and Julia (Droz) Chetlain.
Educated committee schools.
Father of Arthur Henry C. Assisted in raising a company of Galena (Illinois) volumes, and elected captain, April 18, 1861. Lieutenant colonel, 12th Illinois Infantry, May 2, 1861. Colonel, April 2, 1861.
Brigadier general volumes, December 18, 1863.
Bvtd. major general volumes, June 18, 1865, for gallant and meritorious services during the war. Mustered out, January 15, 1866.
Assistant United States collector internal revenue, Utah, 1867-1869. United States consul general, Brussels, 1869-1872.
Member of the board of education, Chicago, 1876-1877.
Organized Home National Bank, Chicago, 1872, and was its president Organized Industrial Bank of Chicago, 1891, and elected its president Retired. Author: Recollections of Seventy Years, 1898.
Home: Chicago, Illinois.
Member of the board of education, Chicago, 1876-1877.
Married Emily Tenney, October 1847. Married second, Mistress.
