William High Keim

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William High Keim:​

Born: June 13, 1813
Birthplace: Reading Pennsylvania
Father: Benneville DeBenneville Keim 1790 – 1872
(Buried: Charles Evans Cemetery Reading Pennsylvania)
Mother: Mary High 1789 – 1833
(Buried: Charles Evans Cemetery Reading Pennsylvania)
Wife: Lucy Jane Randolph 1819 – 1871
(Buried: Charles Evans Cemetery Reading Pennsylvania)
Married: November 8, 1836 Frederick Virginia
Children:
Beverly Randolph Keim 1837 – 1903
(Buried: Harrisburg Cemetery Harrisburg Pennsylvania)
Private Lucius Bolling Keim 1842 – 1894
(Buried: Charles Evans Cemetery Reading Pennsylvania)
Education:
Attended Mount Airy Military School
Occupation before War:
Major General in Pennsylvania State Militia
1848: Mayor of Reading Pennsylvania
1858 – 1859: U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
1860 – 1862: Pennsylvania State Surveyor General
Civil War Career:
1860 – 1862: Pennsylvania State Surveyor General
1861: Major General of Pennsylvania State Volunteers
1861: Sent by Governor to Defend Chambersburg and Hagerstown
1861: Mustered out of Service on July 21st​
1861 – 1862: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers

Died: May 18, 1862
Place of Death: Harrisburg Pennsylvania
Cause of Death: Camp Fever
Age at time of Death: 48 years old
Burial Place: Charles Evans Cemetery Reading Pennsylvania