Jacob G. Frick

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Jacob G. Frick

A Civil War officer and Medal of Honor recipient, he is remembered for seizing and recapturing his regiment’s colors under heavy fire in two of the war’s fiercest battles. His story brings together battlefield courage, local Pennsylvania roots, and a life that stretched from the 1830s into the early 20th century.

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Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals

Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals

by William H. Armstrong, Jacob G. Frick, Henry Morford

About the author

Born in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, on January 23, 1838, Jacob G. Frick served in the Union Army during the American Civil War and rose to the rank of colonel in the 129th Pennsylvania Infantry. He is best known for acts of bravery at Fredericksburg on December 13, 1862, and at Chancellorsville on May 3, 1863.

Those actions later earned him the Medal of Honor. Accounts of his citation describe him taking up the regimental colors and leading his men through intense fire at Fredericksburg, then recapturing the colors in close combat at Chancellorsville.

He died on July 25, 1902, and is buried in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Though not widely known today, Frick’s life stands out as an example of the personal courage and high cost of the Civil War.