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Dr. Jacob Carpenter Shimer
Contract surgeon, US Army
Birth:  April 1, 1839 in Warren County, NJ
Death: May 21, 1914 in Baltimore, MD
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Frederick Citizen (May 29, 1914)
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Frederick News (May 23, 1914)



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 ADDITIONAL FACTS OF NOTE
 Military Information
 Age at Enlistment: 22
 Home Residence during War:   New Jersey
 
 Military Years: 
1861 - 1865
                 Enlisted May 24, 1861  
                 Discharged September 5, 1865
       

 Personal Information
 Occupation:
   Physician 
 Father:            John N. Shimer  
 Mother:           Eliza Ann Carpenter
 Spouse:          Georgia P. Reifsnider

​ Last known residence: Baltimore, MD
 Cause of Death:    Neuralgia of the heart                          


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