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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Cedar Mountain , battle of (search)
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Geary, John White 1819-
Military officer; born in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland co., Pa., Dec. 30, 1819; became a civil engineer, and served as lieutenant-colonel of a Pennsylvania regiment of volunteers in the war with Mexico, wherein he was wounded, and for gallant services was made colonel of his regiment.
He was first commander of the city of Mexico after its capture.
He went to San Francisco in 1848, and was the first mayor of that city.
Returning to Pennsylvania, he was appointed territorial governor of Kansas in July, 1856, an office he held one year.
Early in 1861 he raised and equipped the 28th regiment of Pennsylvania volunteers.
In the spring of 1862
Emily Geiger's arrest. he was promoted brigadier-general, and did good service throughout the war, becoming, at the end of Sherman's march from Atlanta to the sea, military governor of Savannah and brevet major-general.
In 1866 he was elected governor of Pennsylvania, and held the office till within two weeks of hi
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