Jacob B. Sweitzer
Union Army officer
Died when: 60 years 128 days (724 months)Star Sign: Cancer
Jacob Bowman Sweitzer (July 4, 1821 – November 7, 1888) was a Pennsylvania lawyer and soldier who commanded a regiment and then a brigade in the Army of the Potomac in the American Civil War.
He and his men were significantly engaged at the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, where they reinforced and helped temporarily stabilize the Union defensive line on the second day of fighting.
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