Joseph Lapsley Wilson
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Joseph Lapsley Wilson
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Joseph Lapsley Wilson was an American railroad executive, author and horticulturalist. A Civil War veteran, he wrote two histories of Philadelphia's First City Troop. Son of William Wilson, a merchant, he was educated at West Chester Academy in West Chester, Pennsylvania. In 1862 he enlisted in the Union Army, becoming a member of C Company Grays Reserves. He saw fire in July 1863 at Carlisle, Pennsylvania. At discharge, he held the rank of sergeant. Following the war, he became secretary of the
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American railroad executive (1844–1928)
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2023-03-17T06:50:30Z
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