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Uriah Galusha Pennypacker (June 1, 1841/1842/1844 [1] – October 1, 1916) was a Union general during the American Civil War.He may be the youngest person to hold the rank of brigadier general in the US Army and remains the only general too young to vote for the president who appointed him.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
Galusha Pennypacker: Army: Colonel: 15 January 1865 97th Pennsylvania Infantry "Gallantly led the charge over a traverse and planted the colors of one of his regiments thereon, was severely wounded" —
The attack, however, drew Confederate attention away from the river gate, where Ames prepared to launch his attack. At 2:00 p.m. he sent forward his first brigade, under the command of Brevet Brigadier Newton Martin Curtis, as Ames waited with the brigades of Colonels Galusha Pennypacker and Louis Bell.
Gaetano’s of Pennypacker is famous for its cheesesteaks, but also serves pizza, hoagies, wings, wraps, burgers, salads and various pasta dishes. Pizza shop shuts down South Jersey pizzeria ...
Died: Galusha Pennypacker, American army officer, youngest general appointed to the Union Army during the American Civil War, recipient of the Medal of Honor for action at the Second Battle of Fort Fisher (b.