. Biographical sketches of distingushed officers of the army and navy. ^ at all times. r^f^^\ 0^9^ r. COLONEL SAMUEL B. DICK. Colonel SAMUEL B. DICK. Was born in Meadville, Pa., on October 26,1836, of Scotch-Irisli parentage. He was the thirdson of General John Dick, a member of Congress,and one of the First Associate Judges of CrawfordCounty, Pa. He attended the district schools andAllegheny College, at Meadville, until he went intothe banking business with his father. At the com-mencement of the Civil War he organized the Mead-ville Volunteers ; participated in the battle of Drains-vill
. Biographical sketches of distingushed officers of the army and navy. ^ at all times. r^f^^\ 0^9^ r. COLONEL SAMUEL B. DICK. Colonel SAMUEL B. DICK. Was born in Meadville, Pa., on October 26,1836, of Scotch-Irisli parentage. He was the thirdson of General John Dick, a member of Congress,and one of the First Associate Judges of CrawfordCounty, Pa. He attended the district schools andAllegheny College, at Meadville, until he went intothe banking business with his father. At the com-mencement of the Civil War he organized the Mead-ville Volunteers ; participated in the battle of Drains-ville, Va., 1861, and was wounded ; 1862, in the sevendays fight before Richmond and the Second BullRun; also South Mountain and Antietam ; 1863,was Colonel of the Fifty-sixth Pennsylvania, andmarched with them into Western Virginia. He wasengaged in the oil business in its infancy ; was electedto Congress in 1878. A Mason as far back as 1857,he has filled every grade of official position up toGrand Master of the State; reorganized bankruptShenango and Allegheny and West Pennsylvaniaand Shenango conn
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