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Harry W. Fox of Lykens – 55th Pennsylvania Infantry

A brief mention was made in the Lykens Register of 10 June 1897 of Harry W. Fox: Harry W. Fox returned this evening from his visit to Johnstown where he attended the reunion of his old regiment, the Fifty-Fifty Pennsylvania. The name of Harry W. Fox appears on the Lykens G.A.R. Monument as a veteran […]

Franklin B. Rumbarger – 105th Pennsylvania Infantry & 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters

Franklin B. Rumbarger is buried at the Rumbarger Cemetery in DuBois, Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania.  He has a Findagrave Memorial which identifies him as a Civil War veteran and there is a G.A.R.-Star-Flag Holder at his grave site.  He was born 10 November 1842 and died 1 May 1895. In his research entitled Civil War Veterans: […]

Monuments at Gettysburg – 155th Pennsylvania Infantry

The 155th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument at Gettysburg is located south of the town of Gettysburg close to the summit of Little Round Top.  It was dedicated in 1886 by the survivors of the regiment and originally did not have a statue on top. When funds were provided by the state in 1889, rather than erect […]

Monuments at Gettysburg – 145th Pennsylvania Infantry

The 145th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument at Gettysburg is located south of the town of Gettysburg on Brooke Avenue in the Rose Woods.  It was dedicated in 1889 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The picture of the monument (above) is from Stephen Recker’s Virtual Gettysburg Web Site which has more information about the monument and the […]

Monuments at Gettysburg – 115th Pennsylvania Infantry

The 115th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument at Gettysburg is located south of the town of Gettysburg on DeTrobriand Avenue.  It was dedicated in 1889 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The drawing of the monument pictured above is from a Philadelphia Inquirer article of 11 September 1889. A picture of the monument can be seen on Stephen […]