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Joseph H. Reed of Tower City – Miner and Carpenter

During the Civil War, Joseph H. Reed served in the drafted regiment, the 177th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I, as a Private from 2 November 1862 through his honorable discharge on 5 August 1863. Joseph H. Reed was born in Valley View, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, on 28 March 1840, the son of Abraham Reed and Sarah […]

January 2020 Posts

A listing of the January 2020 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Joseph H. Reed of Tower City – Miner and Carpenter November 2019 Posts December 2019 Posts More Tributes to William C. Mills – Naval Battle Survivor Henry Rissinger of Jackson Township – Retired Farmer Jacob Minnig of Donaldson & Porter […]

Jacob Klinger and Sarah [Reed] Klinger – Death at the Almshouse and a Murder Story

Today’s post begins the story of one of the most brutal and sensational murders ever committed in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania – that of Sarah Ann [Reed] Klinger, the widow of Civil War soldier Jacob Klinger. It is believed by some that the Jacob Klinger who served in the 172nd Pennsylvania Infantry in the Civil War […]

Tower City, Porter and Rush Township Civil War Veterans – Part 8

The Tower City Borough, Porter Township and Rush Township Veterans Memorial is located at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Cemetery which is located along Route 209 in Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.  It was the subject of a prior post on this blog on 30 December 2010. Within the glass cases on the monument are name […]

Honorable Discharges – 177th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I – Part 7

Today, the blog post  again continues to feature members of the 177th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I, who served the full term of nine months and received honorable discharges on 5 August 1863.  The research results presented here are based on preliminary data gathering on each of the members of the company and searches for Pension […]