Jacob Zeilin Military person

Brigadier General Jacob A. Zeilin (July 16, 1806 – November 18, 1880) was the first United States Marine Corps non-brevet general. He served as the seventh commandant of the United States Marine Corps from 1864 to 1876.

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Jacob Zeilin
Birth dateJuly 16, 1806
Birth place
Pennsylvania , Philadelphia
Date of deathNovember 18, 1880
Place of death
Washington D.C.
Resting place
Pennsylvania , Laurel Hill Cemetery , Philadelphia

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military operations
American Civil War
Second Battle of Charleston Harbor
First Battle of Bull Run
Mexican–American War
Siege of Los Angeles
Battle of Rio San Gabriel
Battle of La Mesa
Capture of Mazatlán
Battle of Guaymus
Battle of San Jose
military branch
United States Marine Corps
military commandCommandant of the Marine Corps
service start1831
service end1876

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