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Jacob Swegheimer

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Jacob Swegheimer Famous memorial Veteran

Birth
Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Death
15 Mar 1917 (aged 74)
Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.2875713, Longitude: -83.0727948
Plot
Walnut Section, Lot 32
Memorial ID
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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. His true first name was John. He served as a Private in the Union Army in Company I, 54th Ohio Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on May 22, 1863 at Vicksburg, Mississippi. His citation reads "Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. His true first name was John. He served as a Private in the Union Army in Company I, 54th Ohio Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on May 22, 1863 at Vicksburg, Mississippi. His citation reads "Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

Bio by: Don Morfe



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  • Originally Created by: Don Morfe
  • Added: Jan 29, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8333138/jacob-swegheimer: accessed ), memorial page for Jacob Swegheimer (25 Feb 1843–15 Mar 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8333138, citing Oak Grove Cemetery, Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.