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Born in Mount Pleasant, Pa., December
30, 1819, John White Geary was a man equally at home in politics and the
military. He was a student at Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pa., when
the death of his father forced him to begin adult life early. Geary tested
a number of professions before settling on law. Enlisting in the volunteer
army for the Mexican War, he won praise as colonel of the 2d Pennsylvania
Infantry, then organized postal service in California, served for a time
as mayor of San Francisco, and was territorial governor of Kansas until
his strong antislavery views forced his resignation. |
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(2006) Harrisburg from grave site of Union Major Gen. John White Geary |
(2006)
Enlarge General
Geary's grave |
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(2006) Entrance to Geary family plot |
(2006) Geary family plot |
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