Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Oliver Bosbyshell

Oliver Bosbyshell

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page. 

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/January 3, 2015 by Brianboulton (talk) 23:21, 17 December 2014 (UTC)



Oliver Bosbyshell (1839–1921) was Superintendent of the United States Mint at Philadelphia from 1889 to 1894. He also 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. After briefly working on the railroad and then studying law, Bosbyshell enlisted in the Union cause on the outbreak of war. He joined the 48th Pennsylvania, remaining in that regiment for three years. He saw action in such battles as Second Bull Run and Antietam. He rose to the rank of major and led his regiment, but was mustered out upon the expiration of his term of service in October 1864. He was appointed to a post at the Philadelphia Mint in 1869, and became chief coiner in 1876 and superintendent in 1889, serving for four years. One of Bosbyshell's underlings at the mint stole gold bars and Bosbyshell was held responsible for the loss by virtue of his office. He was absolved of this liability by act of Congress in 1899. In his later years, he was an officer of an insurance company; he died in 1921.
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 * Main editors: Wehwalt
 * Promoted: 2014
 * Reasons for nomination: Probably not the most prominent person I've ever brought here, but the man did distinguish himself in war and peace. The story of his being the first wounded in the Civil War has probably died, a local historian I consulted had never heard of Bosbyshell. His 176th birthday.
 * Support as nominator. Wehwalt (talk) 04:26, 29 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Support, high quality article on deceased politician who is no longer alive; he would have been 176 years old. &mdash; Cirt (talk) 04:36, 29 November 2014 (UTC)