BIOGRAPHY: James P. SHEIBLEY, M.D., Landisburg, Perry Co., PA
  
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  The Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley, 
  Comprising the Counties of Huntingdon, Mifflin, Juniata, and Perry, 
  Pennsylvania.  Chambersburg, Pa.: J. M. Runk & Co., 1897, Volume II, 
  Page 1087.
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    JAMES P. SHEIBLEY, M. D., Landisburg, Perry county, Pa., son of
  Bernhard and Mary (Holmon) Sheibley, was born In Landisburg, April
  11, 1843. He was educated at Mt. Dempsey Academy, of Landisburg. He
  was barely eighteen years old when, on May 5, 1861, he enlisted in
  Company B, Seventh Pennsylvania Reserve, a company raised at
  Liverpool, Pa., and commanded by Capt. John Jamieson. Mr. Sheibley
  served in this regiment for three years, and at the expiration of his
  term of enlistment, June 16, 1864, was discharged at Philadelphia.
  During this time, he had taken part in the battles of Mechanicsville,
  Va., Gaines Hill, Va., and Charles City Cross Roads, Va.; in the last
  name engagement he was wounded in the thigh, taken prisoner on the
  field, and conveyed to Savage Station, where a month later he was
  exchanged, and went to the Crozer Seminary, Chester, Pa. During the
  time he lay wounded on the field, the ball was extracted from the
  bone by a Confederate surgeon; it is now in Dr. Sheibley's
  possession. After convalescence, he returned to his regiment and
  served the remainder of his time of enlistment, taking part in all
  the battles under General Grant, from Rapidan to Cold Harbor. He was
  discharged at Philadelphia, June 16, 1864, and went home to
  Landisburg. During the following year, he worked in the printing
  office of the Advocate, at New Bloomfield. In 1866, he was appointed
  to a clerkship in the War Department, at Washington, D. C. He
  occupied this position for one year, during the same time attending
  lectures at the medical department of Georgetown College. In 1867, he
  entered the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania,
  graduated in 1868, and on May 6 of that year was appointed acting
  assistant surgeon, United States Army, and filled this position in
  the Fourth Military district for about one year. Dr. Sheibley then
  returned to Philadelphia, and took a post-graduate course at the
  university. Since 1871 he has been in continuous practice at
  Landisburg, one of the honored and trusted guardians of the health of
  that borough. He is a member, and the surgeon of Elias Rice Post, No.
  539, G. A. R.; he served four years as post commander. He has been a
  school director for twelve years; was treasurer of the board for
  three years, and is now its president. Dr. Sheibley attends the
  Reformed church.