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Galusha Pennypacker was born supposedly June 1, 1844, but the year is uncertain. Census and other records indicate an earlier year of birth, perhaps 1840–41; his death record cites June 1, 1842. [1] Ages in this article are based on the 1844 date. He was born in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, to a family with a long history of military service.
The idea for a memorial honoring Pennypacker in Philadelphia was the result of a collaboration between the General Pennypacker Memorial Commission and the Pennsylvania State Art Commission. [ 2 ] [ 5 ] Work on the design of the memorial was begun by Philadelphia-based sculptor Charles Grafly , [ 1 ] [ 6 ] who had studied at the École des Beaux ...
Galusha Pennypacker is reported to have enlisted in 1861 at age 16. Arthur MacArthur Jr., from Wisconsin, failed to get into West Point in 1861, and instead wangled a place as adjutant of the 24th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment at the age of seventeen, and was promoted to colonel (and nicknamed "The Boy Colonel") a year later.
Col Galusha Pennypacker. 47th New York; 76th Pennsylvania; 97th Pennsylvania; 203rd Pennsylvania; Third Brigade Col Louis Bell 13th Indiana (3 companies) 9th Maine; 115th New York; Third Division BG Joseph R. Hawley. First Brigade Col James Shaw Jr. 7th U.S. Colored Troops; 9th U.S. Colored Troops; 41st U.S. Colored Troops (Company A) Second ...
Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker (April 9, 1843 – September 2, 1916) was an American judge and politician who served as the 23rd governor of Pennsylvania from 1903 to 1907. A judge assigned to Pennsylvania's Court of Common Pleas system prior to his election as governor, he also researched and wrote about Pennsylvania history.
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General Galusha Pennypacker Memorial, Philadelphia, completed by Albert Laessle. Grafly was commissioned to create a memorial to Major General Galusha Pennypacker for Logan Square, Philadelphia. A valorous Civil War officer, Pennypacker had been promoted to general at age 22. [41]