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Galusha Pennypacker
Uriah Galusha Pennypacker (June 1, 1841/1844 – October 1, 1916) was a Union general during the American Civil War. He may be the youngest person to hold the rank of brigadier general in the US Army; at the age of 20, he remains the only general too young to vote for the president who appointed him.
Early life.
Pennypacker was born supposedly June 1, 1844, but the year is uncertain. Census and other records indicate an earlier year of birth, perhaps 1840–41
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Career Other works Pennypacker Memorial.
Grafly was commissioned to create a memorial to Major General Galusha Pennypacker for Logan Square, Philadelphia. A courageous Civil War soldier, Pennypacker had been promoted to general at age 22. Grafly's concept was to depict him in the prime of his manhood—as a burly, bare-chested Roman general, flanked by tigers and straddling a chariot-like cannon. Grafly invited his former student Albert Laessle to model the tigers, and worked on the project, 1921–26, before setting