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Oliver Bosbyshell

Superintendent of the Philadelphia Mint, 1889 to 1894 (1839–1921)

  • Fame39.9
  • Momentum3.5
  • Wikipedia133
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Lived 1839–1921, aged 82United States
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  • Era
    1839–1921
    Aged 82
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Updated 2026-06-26

Oliver Christian Bosbyshell was Superintendent of the United States Mint at Philadelphia from 1889 to 1894. He claimed to have been the first Union soldier wounded by enemy action in the Civil War, stating that he received a bruise on the forehead from an object thrown by a Confederate sympathizer while his unit was marching through Baltimore in April 1861.

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39.9
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Momentum3.5
Historical7.0
Source confidence45.0
Completeness50.0
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