Q:Facts: - caption: john p. c. shanks - placeofburial label: place of burial - battles: american civil war - death date: 23 january 1901 - allegiance: usa united states of america union - rank: general - placeofburial: green park cemetery , portland , indiana - birth date: 17 june 1826 - name: john peter cleaver shanks - branch: usa army union army - image: jpcshanks.jpg - death place: portland , indiana - birth place: martinsburg , virginia -lrb- now west virginia -rrb- Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of john p. c. shanks .
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john peter cleaver shanks -lrb- june 17 , 1826 -- january 23 , 1901 -rrb- was a u.s. representative from indiana .