John White Geary - Harrisburg PA - Grave of a Famous Person on Waymarking.com

He is buried in Harrisburg Cemetery.

Description: From Find A Grave-Civil War Union Major General, 16th Pennsylvania Governor. A man of many jobs from coast to coast: Military service as colonel in the Mexican War, postmaster of California, first mayor of San Francisco, Territorial Governor of Kansas, Col. of the 28th Pennsylvania Infantry in 1861, Brigadier General in April l862, twice wounded at Cedar Mountain in August l862, fought at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg with distinction, the sent west to Chattanooga and then on to the March to the Sea and in 1866 elected governor of Pennsylvania serving two terms. He died 18 days after leaving office in January l873. A large state stands on Culp's Hill in Gettysburg, and another atop his grave in Harrisburg Cemetery. Date of birth: 12/30/1819 Date of death: 02/08/1873 Area of notoriety: Military Marker Type: Monument Setting: Outdoor Fee required?: No Web site: [Web Link] Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Not listed

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