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Jacob G. Frick
A Union Army officer from Pennsylvania, he is remembered for leading with unusual bravery in some of the Civil War’s fiercest fighting and later receiving the Medal of Honor. His story combines front-line courage, long military service, and a lasting place in American Civil War history.
1 Audiobook
Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals As Seen From the Ranks During a Campaign in the Army of the Potomac
by Henry Morford, William H. Armstrong, Jacob G. Frick
About the author
Born in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, in 1825, Jacob Gellert Frick served first in the Mexican–American War and later became a prominent Union Army officer during the Civil War. He was a lieutenant colonel of the 96th Pennsylvania Infantry and then colonel of the 129th Pennsylvania Infantry.
He is best known for his actions at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, where his leadership under heavy fire earned him the Medal of Honor. During the Gettysburg Campaign, he also helped direct the burning of the Columbia–Wrightsville Bridge in Pennsylvania to slow the Confederate advance.
After the war, Frick lived until 1902. Though he was not an author in the usual literary sense, he remains a notable historical figure whose life reflects the sacrifice and intensity of the Civil War era.