Jacob B. Sweitzer
Military Person
1821 – 1881
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Who was Jacob B. Sweitzer?
Jacob Bowman Sweitzer was a Pennsylvania lawyer and soldier who commanded a regiment and then a brigade in the Army of the Potomac in the American Civil War. He and his men were significantly engaged at the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, where they reinforced and helped temporarily stabilize the Union defensive line on the second day of fighting.
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- Born
- Jul 4, 1821
Brownsville - Also known as
- Jacob Sweitzer
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Washington & Jefferson College
- Died
- Nov 9, 1881
Pittsburgh
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on July 23, 2013
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