John W. Simonton, the presiding judge at the trial of Keiper and Rowe, the two Halifax National Bank robbers and murderers of bank cashier and Civil War veteran Charles W. Ryan, was himself a Civil War veteran, having served as a Private in the 1st Pennsylvania Infantry (Militia of 1862), Company K. The biography and […]
“Women and the Civil War” is an exhibit of photographs and stories of women who had family connections with soldiers of that war. It was first displayed at the Gratz Fair in September 2013, where it received “first place” in a non-profit division. Afterward, it was displayed in 2014 at the Williamtown-Williams Township Historical Society; […]
A listing of the August 2012 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Tower City, Porter and Rush Township Civil War Veterans – Part 10 Charles D. Arters – Postmaster and Educator Sen. Luther R. Keefer July 2012 Posts The Credibility of William Withers Jr. – Lincoln Assassination Witness Tower City, Porter and […]
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