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Statue
editI just saw a statue of Galusha Pennypacker along Ben Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia. Wanted to see if anyone had posted a picture yet. Maybe I'll go back, get a pick, and add to this article. Waarmstr 22:28, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
- To follow up, here are pictures of the statue. Not sure which would fit best in the article. Feel free to add, or I'll get to it in a few days/weeks.Waarmstr 23:45, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
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editThis article was automatically assessed because at least one article was rated and this bot brought all the other ratings up to at least that level. BetacommandBot 11:46, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
Youngest general in the American army?
editFrom Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette:
“Congress, impressed by Lafayette's offer to serve without pay, commissioned the rank of major-general on 31 July 1777.”
“Lafayette (6 September 1757 – 20 May 1834)”
This shows that the marquis was commissioned a major-general over a month short of his 20th birthday, making him the youngest general in the Continental Army. Whether that means that he was the youngest general in the American army, or that Pennypacker was the youngest, I leave for the reader to decide.--DThomsen8 (talk) 13:33, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
Death
editPerhaps a rewording to alleviate confusion. It reads as if a half century after the civil war he is involved in a battle that results in him bleeding to death. What is meant by "The Battle of Rebellion?" I am assuming this is a euphemism for the American Civil War? But referring to it as such implies it is an individual action within the context of a larger war (e.g. The Battle of Antietam, or the Battle of Shiloh, etc.). Why not simply refer to it as "the civil war" or at least "the WAR of the rebellion? Also, "bleeding to death" seems to imply a fresh wound. Could it be reworded simply as "died of the effects from a wound he received during the civil war." 76.100.246.142 (talk) 03:39, 1 June 2014 (UTC)