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New Information on George Samuels

Thanks to shared information that was reported on this blog and posted on Ancestry.com, additional information has been obtained about George Samuels (1841-1914), who served as a Private in Company B of the 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry. In a post entitled, Who Was George Samuels?, all the known information about him was presented and several questions […]

Who Was George Samuels?

Some questions have come to the Civil War Research Project about one of the names on the Lykens G.A.R. Monument.  That individual is a George Samuels, about whom little is known.  Who was George Samuels?  What was his occupation?  Where was he born and where did he live?  Did he have a family?  What was […]

The Kauffman Brothers of Minersville

Two brothers, Jonas Harrison Kauffman (1840-1930) and Luther Samuel Kauffman (1846-1938), both associated with Minersville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, saw service in the Civil War and following the war had successful professional careers, the older brother as a physician and the younger brother as an attorney.  Jonas H. Kauffman has also been named in two sources […]

Frederick Metzger – Accidentally Killed by Louis A. Gratz

From the Diary of William Thomas, the following was reported in his entry for 1 June 1862: Fred Metzer of our company was shot Through the Head by a pistol while Lieut Gratz was cleaning it.  He expired in few moments After he was shot. William Thomas was a member of Company B of the […]

June 2014 Posts

A listing of the June 2014 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: William Gratz and a Mother’s Pension The Shamokin Soldiers’ Circle – The Cemetery List – Identified Grave Sites The Shamokin Soldiers’ Circle – The Cemetery List – Unidentified Grave Sites May 2014 Posts The Great Shohola Train Wreck – Adam […]