Hartranft Monument (Norristown, PA)
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Montgomery
Pennsylvania
United States
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Hartranft
1830 - 1889
Norris City Rifles 1857
Lieut. Colonel 1 Bat'n 2 Div. PA Militia 1858
Colonel 1 Bat'n 2 Div. PA Militia 1859
Colonel 4 Reg. Infantry PA. Vols. 1861
Colonel 51 Reg. Infantry PA Vols. 1861
Brigadier General U.S. Vols. 1864
Brevet Major General U.S. Vols. 1865
Colonel 34 U.S. Infantry 1866
Major General 2 Div. PA. Militia 1870
Commander in Chief Nat'l Guard of PA 1873-1879
Major General Nat'l Guard of PA 1879-1889
Commander in Chief G.A.R. 1875-1877
Major General John F. Hartranft
Erected by the National Guard of Pennsylvania
Auditor General of Pennsylvania 1866-1872
Governor of Pennsylvania 1873-1879
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National Guard of Pennsylvania
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Indigenous Land
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Historical Monument Database: https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=91970
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