Jesse Gove
Military Person
1824 – 1862
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Who was Jesse Gove?
Jesse Augustus Gove was an American soldier and lawyer, noteworthy for his military career and his role as a colonel in the American Civil War. After graduating from the Military Academy at Norwich, Vermont, Gove served in the Mexican-American War. After the war, he left the army and became a lawyer in New Hampshire, then returned to army service in 1855. During the Civil War he was colonel of the 22nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry and was killed leading that regiment in the Battle of Gaines' Mill.
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- Born
- Dec 5, 1824
Weare - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Norwich University
- Died
- Jun 27, 1862
Hanover County
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on July 23, 2013
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