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Obituary of George F. Rhawn, 1896
Posted By Norman Gasbarro on July 12, 2017
Two Harrisburg newspapers printed a brief obituary of George F. Rhawn when he died on 13 September 1896 at Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The first was the Harrisburg Telegraph, 14 September 1896:
An Old Halifax Veteran Dead
George F. Rhawn, an old Halifax war veteran, died Sunday evening at the residence of County Commissioner Isaac Lyter, aged 74. Deceased was a member of the Forty-third Regiment (First Artillery), Company G, and served three years [1st Pennsylvania Artillery]. his command was consolidated with Rickett’s Battery at Gettysburg. Mr. Rhawn also participated in the engagements at Mechanicsville, Gaines’ Mill, Charles City X Roads, Second Bull Run, Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. He never married and leaves no near relatives. A niece lives Chicago. He lived alone until about a month ago, when his condition became such that Mr. Lyter had him removed to his home. The funeral will take place tomorrow.
The Harrisburg Patriot, 15 September 1896, gave a similar but more brief version:
An Old Soldier Dead
G. F. Rhawn, an old soldier, died at his home in Halifax yesterday in his seventy-fourth year. He had been residing for some weeks with County Commissioner Lyter. Mr. Rhawn was a member of the Third Pennsylvania Volunteers [sic] in the Civil War, and fought bravely in the battled of Gettysburg, Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville.
For his service at Gettysburg, George Rhawn is recognized on the Pennsylvania Memorial tablet, shown below:
George Rhawn is buried at the Halifax United Methodist Church Cemetery in Halifax. His grave marker is pictured at the top of this post.
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