. History of the One hundred and twenty-fifth regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers, 1862-1863 . ;kn. Tikis. Leipeu Kane. Lieutenant-Colonel 13th Pa., 1861 : ISiigadier-General, Volunteers, Sept. 7, 62rSrevet Maior-deneral, Volunteers. March 13, 1865, for gallantry and distinguishedservice at Battle of Gettysburg. Died, Dec. 26, CoLONEi- Jacob C. Higgins. COL. JACOB C. HIGGINS. Colonel Jacob C. Higgins was born March 7th, 1826, in Wil-liamsburg, Huntingdon County, Pa., now Blair County, Pa,(Son of John and Mary R. Higgins.) He served in the MexicanWar in Company M, Second Regiment, P
. History of the One hundred and twenty-fifth regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers, 1862-1863 . ;kn. Tikis. Leipeu Kane. Lieutenant-Colonel 13th Pa., 1861 : ISiigadier-General, Volunteers, Sept. 7, 62rSrevet Maior-deneral, Volunteers. March 13, 1865, for gallantry and distinguishedservice at Battle of Gettysburg. Died, Dec. 26, CoLONEi- Jacob C. Higgins. COL. JACOB C. HIGGINS. Colonel Jacob C. Higgins was born March 7th, 1826, in Wil-liamsburg, Huntingdon County, Pa., now Blair County, Pa,(Son of John and Mary R. Higgins.) He served in the MexicanWar in Company M, Second Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry,under General Scott, and was severely wounded inside thegates of the City of Mexico, at its capture. Was musteredout July 2ist, 1848. At the outbreak of the Rebellion, in1861, he was at Portage Iron Works, at Duncansville, Pa.,and promptly responded to the first call for troops by Gov-ernor Curtin, who telegraphed him to come to Harrisburgat once. He was then Colonel of the First Regiment, FourthBrigade, Eleventh Division, Pennsylvania Militia. On April20th, 1861, he was commissioned Captain and Quartermaster ofthe Second Brigade (General Wynkoops) under General Patter-son. In July, 1861, he was mustered out of service, and at oncerecruited Company G, First Pennsylvania Cavalry, and was com-missioned Captain A
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