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William Henry Barrett – 6th U. S. Colored Troops

| September 19, 2018

William Henry Barrett, born 21 April 1830, was an African American who during the Civil War served in the 6th United States Colored Troops.  His connection with the Lykens Valley area was that he married Luicinda “Lucy” Enty of the Enty family that settled in Schuylkill County.  Several of Lucy’s brothers were Civil War soldiers, […]

Who Was Thomas Williams (Mulatto) of Girardville?

| September 16, 2018

Previously on this blog, it was noted that Thomas Williams, a mulatto, was one of the first to volunteer as a soldier from Girardville, Schuylkill County: In his compilation of articles on the History of Pottsville and Schuylkill County, Joseph H. Zerbey provided the following about the Girardville volunteers…. The first contingent from Girardville included:  […]

Michael W. Bowers – Reserves Veteran from Millersburg

| September 6, 2018

M. W. Bowers is named on the Millersburg Soldier Monument found at Market Square, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.  M. W. Bowers has been found to be Michael W. Bowers who is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Millersburg.  Above is the application for a government-provided headstone for his grave.  Michael W. Bowers died on 20 April […]

John Bixler – 50th Pennsylvania Infantry

| August 28, 2018

John Bixler was born about 1838, probably in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, the son of David Bixler (1817-1863) and his wife Anna [Wolfgang] Bixler (1821-1900).   He died in 1866 and is buried at St. Andrew United Methodist Church Cemetery, Valley View, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.   At about the age of 23, he enrolled on 19 August […]

William Bixler – Buried at Enders – Was He Really a Veteran?

| August 27, 2018

William Bixler, sometimes found in the records as William S. Bixler or William H. Bixler, was born in 1839, in Jackson Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the son of John Bixler (1811-1863) and Sarah Catherine [Straw] Bixler (1812-1896).  At his grave, which is located at Fairview Cemetery, Enders, Dauphin County, there is a G.A.R. star-flag holder.  […]