After the Confederate invasion of Pennsylvania in 1863, Catto helped raise a company of black volunteers for the state's defense; their help, however, was refused by the staff of Major General Darius N. Couch on the grounds that the men were not authorized to fight.
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On October 10, 2007, the 136th anniversary of Catto's death, the Octavius V. Catto Memorial Fund erected a headstone at Catto's burial site at Eden Cemetery in Collingdale, Pennsylvania.
Max Catto | Gnaeus Octavius | Francis Octavius Bedford | Thomas Octavius Prichard | Octavius Temple | Marcus Octavius | Francis Octavius Grenfell | David Octavius Hill |