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Col John Bower Overmeyer

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Col John Bower Overmeyer

Birth
Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
27 Jan 1903 (aged 60)
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
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GREAT GREAT GRANDSON OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR CAPTAIN JOHN GEORGE OVERMIRE

CIVIL WAR VETERAN, CO. D, 11TH PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY (AKA "THE BLOODY ELEVENTH" OR "THE OLD ELEVENTH")

COMMANDED HIS REGIMENT AT THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG

For a complete biography, see One Immigrant's Legacy, The Overmyer Family in America, 1751-2009, by Laurence Overmire (Indelible Mark Publishing, 2009, imarkbooks.com)

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The following notes are by Mr. Overmyer, the original creator of this memorial:

Colonel John (Jonathan) B. Overmeyer: U.S. Civil War 5th Corps Commander, 11th Regiment, Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteers under Brig. General Henry Baxter's 2nd Brigade. Captain at Gettysburg & Major at Battle of Five Forks by end of war where he was wounded in action, Bvt. Lt. Colonel and Colonel. Career Battle Engagements: Cedar Mountain, Gainsville, Second Bull Run, Chantilly, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Mine Run, Wilderness, Spotsylvania, North Anna, Totopotomy, Petersburg, Weldon Railroad, Five Forks, Hatcher's Run, Richmond and Appomattox Campaigns. The regiment was famous for having a mascot, a dog named "Sallie," that was eventually killed at Hatcher's Run.



GREAT GREAT GRANDSON OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR CAPTAIN JOHN GEORGE OVERMIRE

CIVIL WAR VETERAN, CO. D, 11TH PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY (AKA "THE BLOODY ELEVENTH" OR "THE OLD ELEVENTH")

COMMANDED HIS REGIMENT AT THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG

For a complete biography, see One Immigrant's Legacy, The Overmyer Family in America, 1751-2009, by Laurence Overmire (Indelible Mark Publishing, 2009, imarkbooks.com)

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The following notes are by Mr. Overmyer, the original creator of this memorial:

Colonel John (Jonathan) B. Overmeyer: U.S. Civil War 5th Corps Commander, 11th Regiment, Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteers under Brig. General Henry Baxter's 2nd Brigade. Captain at Gettysburg & Major at Battle of Five Forks by end of war where he was wounded in action, Bvt. Lt. Colonel and Colonel. Career Battle Engagements: Cedar Mountain, Gainsville, Second Bull Run, Chantilly, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Mine Run, Wilderness, Spotsylvania, North Anna, Totopotomy, Petersburg, Weldon Railroad, Five Forks, Hatcher's Run, Richmond and Appomattox Campaigns. The regiment was famous for having a mascot, a dog named "Sallie," that was eventually killed at Hatcher's Run.



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