James Martinus Schoonmaker, Sr. (June 30, 1842 – October 11, 1927), was a German American Colonel in the Union Army in the American Civil War and a vice-president of the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry at the Third Battle of Winchester on September 19, 1864.
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30 June 1842 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Died |
11 October 1927 (aged 85) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Zodiac | Cancer |
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