John White Geary

John White Geary (HM8ZB)

Location: Gettysburg, PA 17325 Adams County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 49.033', W 77° 13.196'

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Captain 2d Pennsylvania Infantry December 21 1846. Lieut. Colonel January 7 1847. Colonel November 3 1847. Honorably mustered out July 21 1848.

Colonel 28th Pennsylvania Infantry June 28 1861. Discharged for promotion May 11 1862

Brig. General U.S. Volunteers April 25 1862. Honorably mustered out January 15 1866.

Brevetted Major General U.S. Volunteers January 12 1865 "For fitness to command and promptness to execute."

Born December 30 1819 at Mt. Pleasant Pa. Died February 8 1873 at Harrisburg Pa.
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HM NumberHM8ZB
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Year Placed1914
Placed ByCommonwealth of Pennsylvania
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Date Added Sunday, September 21st, 2014 at 2:08am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 309994 N 4409828
Decimal Degrees39.81721667, -77.21993333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 49.033', W 77° 13.196'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 49' 1.98" N, 77° 13' 11.76" W
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Area Code(s)717
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 310-398 Williams Ave, Gettysburg PA 17325, US
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