John Peter Cleaver Shanks | |
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Born | Martinsburg, Virginia (now West Virginia) | June 17, 1826
Died | January 23, 1901 Portland, Indiana | (aged 74)
Place of burial | Green Park Cemetery, Portland, Indiana |
Allegiance | United States of America Union |
Service | Union Army |
Rank | Colonel Brevet Major General |
Commands | 7th Indiana Cavalry Regiment |
Battles / wars | American Civil War |
John Peter Cleaver Shanks (June 17, 1826 – January 23, 1901) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1867 to 1875 and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.