Jacob Dachrodt (1828-1909) was an American Civil War hero who served as the captain of the 1st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment's Company B during the Battle of Gettysburg.

[4] At the age of thirty-three, using his reputation as a former borough councilor, he raised his own unit, the Easton's Citizens’ Artillery.

[3] His brother, Daniel, enlisted as the drummer boy for Company K of the 47th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment and was awarded the rank of principal musician on September 1, 1862.

[7][4] Following his honorable discharge, Dachrodt returned home to Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley, where he worked as a butcher from 1864 to 1899 and owned a store at 56 South 4th Street, at what is now the Parsons-Taylor House.

[5] During his time in the Pennsylvania Senate, he was a member of the Agriculture, Insurance, Canals and Inland Navigation, Legislative Apportionment, Military Affairs, Municipal Affairs, New County and County Seats, Pension and Gratuities and Railroads committees.