Lower Merion Historical Society

The Lower Merion Historical Society

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Charles H. Jacobs

Hospital Steward, 73rd Pa. Infantry

Held as prisoner of war

Mustered in Aug. 3, 1861, at age 24, a druggist. Captured on a forage expedition March 29, 1865, in Goldsboro, N.C. Released May 5, 1865. Recorded at Camp Discharge May 25, 1865. Discharged by general order June 9, 1865. Entered Veteran Reserve Corps.