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Jacob Rough, Jr.
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| Civil War
Hero |
| Crawford County,
Pennsylvania |
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Private,
Company C
109th PA
Vol., 12th Corps, 2nd Brigade
Mustered in
17 Mar 1862
Transferred 31 Mar 1865 Company G 111th PA Vol.
Honorably
discharged 20 Jul 1865 Washington D.C. |
| Served under Brig. Gen. Thomas L. Kane and
Col. George A. Cobham, Jr., Captain Frederick L. Gimber
commanding, Company Captain W.C. Dunn. Fought and
participated in the following battles: Cedar
Mountain, Antietam, Gettsburg, Wauhatche, Lookout
Mountain,Missionary Ridge, Ringgold, Resaca, New Hope
Church, Pine Knob, Kenesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek,
Atlanta, March to the Sea, Savannah, Durham Station
(Surrender)
Jacob Rough, Jr. was born 25 Sept 1840 in Juniata
County, PA. He moved to Deckards, Wayne Twp.,
Crawford County in 1842. Lived there the rest of his
life.
He died 2 May 1904 at his residence, Deckards, Wayne
Twp., Crawford Co., PA and is buried at
Peters Cemetery, Canal Twp., Venango Co., PA
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Yarnell Motter |
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