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  • John S. Casement
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  • John Stephen "Jack" Casement (January 1, 1829 – December 13, 1909) was a general and brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War and a noted railroad contractor. He directed the constructional phase of the Transcontinental Railroad, which linked the Western United States with the East.
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  • 103
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serviceyears
  • 1861
Birth Date
  • 1829-01-19
Commands
  • 2
Branch
death place
  • Painesville, Ohio
Nickname
  • "General Jack"
Name
  • John Stephen Casement
placeofburial label
  • Place of burial
Birth Place
  • Geneva, New York
death date
  • 1909-12-13
Rank
  • 35
Allegiance
Battles
laterwork
  • Directed the Union Pacific work crews during construction of the Transcontinental Railroad
abstract
  • John Stephen "Jack" Casement (January 1, 1829 – December 13, 1909) was a general and brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War and a noted railroad contractor. He directed the constructional phase of the Transcontinental Railroad, which linked the Western United States with the East.