John Stephen Casement | |
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Nickname(s) | "General Jack" |
Born | Geneva, New York, US | January 19, 1829
Died | December 13, 1909 Painesville, Ohio, US | (aged 80)
Place of burial | Evergreen Cemetery, Painesville, Ohio |
Allegiance | United States of America Union |
Service | United States Army Union Army |
Years of service | 1861 – 1865 |
Rank | Brevet Brigadier General |
Unit | 103rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry |
Commands | 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, XXIII Corps. |
Battles / wars | American Civil War |
Other work | Directed the Union Pacific work crews during construction of the Transcontinental Railroad |
John Stephen Casement (January 19, 1829 – December 13, 1909) was a general and brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War and a noted railroad contractor and civil engineer. He directed the construction of the Union Pacific's section of the Transcontinental Railroad, which linked the Western United States with the East.