John S. Casement
| John Stephen Casement | |
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| Nickname(s) | "General Jack" |
| Born |
January 19, 1829 Geneva, New York |
| Died | December 13, 1909 (aged 80) Painesville, Ohio |
| Place of burial | Evergreen Cemetery, Painesville, Ohio |
| Allegiance |
United States of America Union |
| Service/branch |
United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1861 – 1865 |
| Rank |
 Brevet Brigadier General
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| Unit | 103rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry |
| Commands held | 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, XXIII Corps. |
| Battles/wars | |
| Other work | Directed the Union Pacific work crews during construction of the Transcontinental Railroad |
John Stephen "Jack" Casement (January 19, 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 construction of the Union Pacific's section of the Transcontinental Railroad, which linked the Western United States with the East.
John S. Casement was born in Geneva, New York. He worked as a railroad contractor before marrying Frances Jennings in 1857.
Just a few years later, as the Civil War was beginning in 1861, he was appointed as a major in an Ohio volunteer infantry regiment and served in the Shenandoah Valley against Confederates under Stonewall Jackson. After his heroic actions at the Battle of Winchester, March 23, 1862, Casement was appointed colonel of the newly formed 103rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry and fought in the operations around Knoxville.
He continued to lead his regiment during the first phase of the Atlanta Campaign in 1864. During the Siege of Atlanta, he assumed command of the 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, XXIII Corps. His brigade held the center of the Union line at the Battle of Franklin, where his commanding officer, Jacob D. Cox, credited him with "saving the day for the Union."
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