Jacob C. Higgins
Jacob C. Higgins was a native commander of Pennsylvania troops who participated in both major military conflicts of his time, the MexicanAmerican War and the American Civil War. Among his Civil War commands, he guided the 125th Pennsylvania Infantry regiment under heavy fire during the Bloodiest Day in American History at the Battle of Antietam and likewise during the Second Bloodiest Day of the Civil War, May 3, 1863, at the Battle of Chancellorsville. Following the muster out and return home of the 125th PA, the Gettysburg Campaign sent cavalry under Confederate General John D. Imboden to threaten vital railroad resources at Altoona and iron production facilities in the Juniata River watershed in response, Emergency Militia was organized by Colonel Higgins and minimized this northwestern incursion.
In 1826, Jacob Higgins was born to John and Mary R. Higgins in Williamsburg, PA, in what would later become part of Blair County. Growing up in a rugged, mountainous region of the state, and coming from an ancestry of hardy stock, Higgins learned early many of the characteristics of toughness, and independence.
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