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Additions to Veterans’ List – E

Norman Gasbarro — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000

Veterans of the Civil War identified as having some connection to the Lykens Valley area and included in the Civil War Research Project of the Gratz Historical Society was last updated 19 April 2012. In a series of posts continuing intermittently until concluding in mid-June, a brief sketch of each of the new names added since then will be presented. Note that in a few cases, the persons are not veterans, but have been identified with some Civil War event or are related to a Civil War veteran. At the conclusion of the listing of these added names, the Veterans list will be updated with the new names, re-alphabetized, and presented in a new format which includes the Project File Number for each individual.

Additional information is sought on each of the individuals in the Veterans’ List. Comments can be added to the blog post or information can be sent by e-mail. Of particular interest are stories, pictures, military records, pension information, and genealogies.

Abbreviations: CW# = Civil War Research Project File Number. MI = Mustered In. MO = Mustered Out. NARA = National Archives and Records Administration Microfilm Series and Roll Number. POW = Prisoner of War. AKA = Also Known As. Months are abbreviated with the standard 3-letter abbreviation.

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[CW#E004.5] Daniel Ebert (1845-1864) ——– 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Private (MI 22 Feb 1864 – KIA 9 May 1864). NARA M554-R32. Enrolled: Reading. MI: Reading. Killed in action (KIA) at Wilderness, Virginia, 9 May 1864. Buried: Arlington Cemetery, Allentown, Lehigh County. Occupation: Boatman. Residence: Berks County

[CW#E009] John S. Eckel (1841-xxxx) ——– 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company A, Headquarters, Private, Quartermaster Sergeant, 1st Lieutenant, Quartermaster (MI 1 Apr 1862 – MO ?). Joined 50th Pennsylvania Infantry. Promoted to Quartermaster Sergeant, 1 Apr 1862. Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant, 17 Mar 1864. Promoted to 1st Lieutenant & Quartermaster, 15 Jan 1865. Found in news article: “Some Locals Served with Confederates.”

[CW#E012] Isaac Eckert (1843-xxxx) —— 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Private, 5th Corporal (MI 9 Sep 1861 – MO 30 Jul 1865). NARA M554-R32. Enrolled: Schuylkill Haven. MI: Harrisburg. Re-enlisted at Blaine’s Crossroads, Tennessee, 1 Jan 1864. Promoted to 5th Corporal, 20 Mar 1865. Mother: Rebecca ?. Father: Benneville Eckert. Brother William Eckert also served in Civil War. Buried: Union Cemetery, Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County. Occupation: Boatman. Res: Schuylkill Haven.

[CW#E013] John Eckert (1846-xxxx) ——– 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Private (MI 22 Feb 1864 – MO 30 Jul 1865). NARA M554-R32. Enrolled: Reading. MI: Reading. Residence: Schuylkill County. Occupation: Boatman. Appears to be a different person than John N. Eckert who is in same regiment & company.

[CW#E014] John N. Eckert (1845-1925) ——– 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Private (MI 19 Feb 1864 – MO 30 Jul 1865). NARA M554-R32. Enrolled: Pottsville. MI: Pottsville. Buried: Union Cemetery, Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County. Occ: Laborer. Res: Schuylkill County. Appears to be a different person than John Eckert who served in same regiment & company.

[CW#E014.5] Levi H. Eckert (1836-1931) ——– 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Private, Corporal, Sergeant (MI 9 Sep 1861 – MO 30 Jul 1865). NARA M554-R32. Enrolled: Schuylkill Haven. MI: Harrisburg. Re-enlisted at Blaine’s Crossroads, Tennessee, 1 Jan 1864. Promoted to Corporal to Sergeant, 26 Nov 1864. Married: Aquilla ? Buried: Leverington Cemetery, Roxborough, Philadelphia. Occupation: Boatman. Residence: Schuylkill Haven.

[CW#E015] Marks E. Eckert (1830-1906) ——– 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Private (MI 27 Feb 1865 – MO 30 Jul 1865). NARA M554-R32. Enrolled: Pottsville. MI: Pottsville. In 1890 he state his Civil War disability as “wounded ankle.” Buried: Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Berks County. Occupation: Blacksmith. Residence: Schuylkill Co. AKA: Marks C. Eckert, and Marks G. Eckert.

[CW#E016] William Eckert (1841-1929) ——– 50th Pensylvania Infantry, Company C, Private (MI 7 Apr 1864 – MO 30 Jull 1865). NARA M554-R32. Enrolled: Pottsville. MI: Pottsville. In 1890 he stated the following Civil War disabilities: “wounded in hand at Wilderness, Virginia, 6 May 1864″ and “shot in left knee.” Married: Pauline ? Brother Isaac Eckert also in Civil War. Buried: Union Cemetery, Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County. Residence: Schuylkill County. Occupation: Boatman. Possibly the same person who was in Berks County Prison in 1890 for allowing gambling in his saloon and whose wife filed adefamation suit against a newspaper.

[CW#E016.3] Emanuel Eckle (1843-1864) ——– 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Private (MI 9 Sep 1861 – Killed 4 Jun 1864). NARA M554-R32. Enrolled: Schuylkill Haven. MI: Harrisburg. Re-enlisted at Blaine’s Crossroads, Tennessee, 1 Jan 1864. Killed at Cold Harbor, Virginia (KIA), 3 Jun 1864. Sister: Matilda N. Jones. Father: Anthony Rist. Occupation: Moulder. Residence: Tremont.

[CW#E016.4] Edmund Edward (18xx-xxxx) ——— 18th Pennsylvania Infantry (Emergency of 1862), Company B, ? (MI ? – MO ?). Found in Trevorton Civil War veterans’ list, p. 53.

[CW#E016.5] Charles Eiler (18xx-xxxx) ——— 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Private (MI 6 Apr 1865 – MO 30 Jul 1865). NARA M554-R38. Enrolled: Pottsville. MI: Pottsville. Married: Emma R. ? Buried: Reformed Church Cemetery, Cressona, Schuylkill County. Residence: Schuylkill Co. Occupation: Farmer.

[CW#E016.8] Henry Eilerding (1817-xxxx) ——– 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Private (MI 9 Sep 1861 – SCD date unknown). 16th U.S. Infantry, Company D, Private (MI 23 Aug 1864 – MO no further records). NARA M554-R33. NARA M233-R29. MI: Harrisburg. Born: Germany (Immigrant). Occupation: Farmer. Res: Dauphin Co. AKA: Heinrich Allerding or Ellerding.

[CW#E023] David W. Eldridge (18xx-xxxx) ——– No known military service. Married: Louisa Harcourt, aka “Aunt Louisa” Eldridge (1829-1905). Son Presston “Press” Eldridge was actor. Occupation: Shipping Merchant in Philadelphia. Louisa, member stock company at Cincinnati about 21 Apr 1865 and said Laura Keene told her of bloody dress. See:New York Dramatic Mirror, 2 Jan 1897.

[CW#E025.5] Thomas Ellis (1836-xxxx) ——– 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Private (MI 9 Sep 1861 – MO Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability (SCD) date unknown). NARA M554-R33. Enrolled: Schuylkill Haven. MI: Harrisburg. Occupation: Puddler. Res: Schuylkill Haven.

[CW#E028.5] William Emerick (1840-xxxx) ——– 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Private (MI 9 Sep 1861 – MO unknown). NARA M554-R34. Enrolled: Schuylkill Haven. MI: Harrisburg. Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability, date unknown. Residence: Washington Township, ? Co. Occupation: Boatman. AKA: Emerich or Emrich.

[CW#E039] Levi Jay Enders (1854-1906) ——– Not in Civil War. Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 1182, 1097 (portrait). Physician.

[CW#E051.5] John English (1846-1916) ——- 210th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, Private (MI 19 Sep 1864 – MO 30 May 1865). Enrolled: Troy, Pennsylvania. MI: Troy, Pennsylvania. Died: ? PA.

[CW#E054.5] Abraham Enty (1847-1914) ——– 43rd U.S. Colored Troops, Company E, Corporal (MI 28 Mar 1864 – MO 20 Oct 1865 ). In Bates Volume 5, page 1093. Enrolled: Brookfield, Pennsylvania. Credit to Ringgold Township, Jefferson County. Appointed Color Corporal, 1 Dec 1864. (also date of 1 Sep 1864). “A good reliable soldier” (Military Record). “Sick in hospital since 15 Feb 1865.” Born: Jefferson County. Twin of Isaac S. Enty. Occupation: Farmer or Laborer.

[CW#E056.3] George Enty (1830-1911) ——– 43rd U.S. Colored Troops, Company H, Private (MI 4 April or 9 Apr 1864 – MO 20 Oct 1864). In Bates Volume 5, page 1100. Enroled: Brookville, Pennsylvania from Eldred Township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. In 1890 he reported his Civil War disability as “deafness and rupture.” Born: Schuylkill County. Married: Ellen Southern. Buried: Private Colored Cemetery, Near Longville, Jefferson County. On African American Civil War Memorial, Washington, D.C. (C-57).

[CW#E056.6] Isaac S. Enty (1847-1864) ——–43rd U.S. Colored Troops, Company G, Private (MI 4 Apr 1864 – Died 27 Oct 1864). Found in Bates Volume 5, page 1098. MI: Waterford, Pennsylvania (or Brookville). Died at Grant General Hospital, Willets Point, New York Harbor, of Phthisis Pulmonatis Haemopysysis. Twin brother of Abram Enty. Mother: Mrs. Crotoni Enty. Buried: Cypress Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. Residence: Spankles Mills, Jefferson County. Occupation: Farmer.

[CW#E057.2] Peter Bryce Enty (1842-1864) ——– 6th U.S. Colored Troops, Company H, ? (MI 14 Sep 1863 – MO 23 Nov 1864). Found in Bates Volume 5, page 960. Enrolled: Allegheny City. MI: Philadelphia. Died of disease (chronic diarrhea) at Base Hospital, Point of Rocks, Virginia. Marrie: Caroline ? No living children (one died at birth). Buried: City Point National Cemetery, Hopewell City, Hopewell, Virginia. Connected to Simmy & Crabb families. AKA: Amty.

[CW#E057.3] Peter F. Enty (1834-1865) ——– 6th U.S. Colored Troops, Company H, ? (MI 9 Sep 1863 – Died 7 Jul 1865). Found in Bates Volume 5, page 960. Enrolled: Pittsburgh. MI: Philadelphia. Admitted to hospital, 7 Jul 1865. Died of disease (chronic diarrhea, rheumatism, lung), military hospital, Smithville, North Carolina, 7 Jun 1865. Born: Schuylkill County. Married: Elizabeth Kaler. Enty family connected to Simmy family & Crabb family. Occupation: Laborer.

[CW#E057.4] Robert Enty (18xx-xxxx) ——– 43rd U.S. Colored Troops, Company ?, Private (MI ? – MO ?). Possibly member of Enty family, connected to Crabb family. AKA: Robert McGenty.

[CW#E057.5] Peter Ludwig Erb (1840-1912) ——– 79th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company G, 1st Sergeant (MI 6 Oct 1861 – MO 12 Jul 1865). NARA M554-R34. Enrolled: Lancaster, PA. MI: Lancaster, PA. Re-enlisted Chattanooga, Tennessee; promoted to Sergeant, 12 Feb 1864. Born: Lancaster County. Married 1st: Margaret Elizabeth Heiss. Married 2nd: Julia Ann Frecht. Buried: Messiah Lutheran Cemetery, Fisherville, Dauphin County. Residence: Reamstown, Pennsylvania. Occupation: Shoemaker.

[CW#E084] Solomon Eyster (1840-1864) ——– 48th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company D, Private (MI 16 Sep 1861 – Died 15 Aug 1864). NARA M554-R35. Enrolled: Pottsville. MI: Harrisburg. Wounded at Antietam & Petersburg, Virginia, Jun 1864. Died Mower General Hospital, Philadelphia of exhaustion from gunshot wound to left side. Mother: Sarah Eyster Merkel. Believed to be son of Rev. George Eyster, 1st Minister of St. John (Kimmel’s) Lutheran Church, 1816-1826. Buried: Green’s Private Cemetery, Near Beury’s Grove, Barry Township, Schuylkill County. Res: Barry Township, Schuylkill County Occupation: Farmer. Found in Tri-Valley Veterans Book, p. 14. AKA: Oyster or Eister.

Additions to Veterans’ List – D

Norman Gasbarro — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000

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[CW#D001] Ulric Bunker Dahlgren (1842-1864) ——– Regiment(s) not identified. Kilpatrick-Dahlgren Raid. Killed in Action (KIA).

[CW#D008.5] Peter E. Dankle (1830-1865) ——– 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Private (MI 9 Sep 1865 – Died date unknown). NARA M554-R26. NARA M554-R28. Enrolled: Schuylkill Haven. MI: Harrisburg. Died while a prisoner (POW), date unknown. Mother: Annie C. Dankel, applied for pension in 1877. Occupation: Tailor. Residence: Texas, Lehigh County. AKA: Dankel or Denkle.

[CW#D013] David W. David (1847-xxxx) ——– 103rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I, Company D, Private (MI 21 Mar 1865 – MO 25 Jun 1865). NARA M554-R27. Living in Lykens in 1890. Married: Mary Ellen Jones.

[CW#D014.5] Henry Eugene Davies (1836-1894) ——– General.

[CW#D014.7] Abraham Davis (1843-1924) ——– Unknown. Possibly U.S. Colored Troops. From New Jersey. Family settled in Pennsylvania after the war.

[CW#D015.5] Elisha W. Davis (1828-xxxx) ——– 121st Pennsylvania Infantry, Company ?, ? (MI ? – MO ?). Politician. Speaker of Pennsylvania House, 1868 & 1861.

[CW#D015.7] Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) ——– President of the Confederacy. Grandfather Evan Davies was born in Philadelphia 1707. Grandmother Lydia Emory Williams, also from Philadelphia.

[CW#D022] Nathaniel Henry Dawson (1829-1895) ——– 4th Alabama Infantry, Company C, Captain (MI ? – MO ?). NARA M374-R12. Abraham Lincoln‘s brother-in-law. Married: Elodie Todd. Confederate.

[CW#D038] Henry Moses Deibler (1844-1920) ——– 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Corporal (MI 9 Sep 1861 – MO 30 Jul 1865). NARA M554-R27. Promoted to Corporal. Enrolled: Schuylkill Haven. MI: Harrisburg, PA. Re-enlisted Blaine’s Crossroads, Tennessee, 1 Jan 1864. m. Sarah Amanda Stahler. Buried: Schuylkill Haven Union Cemetery, Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County. Another one named Henry Deibler enrolled at Gratz – records could be co-mingled. Occupation: Boatman. Residence: Schuylkill County.

[CW#D041] John Deitrich (1818-1890) ——– 151th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I, Private (MI 16 Oct 1862 or 3 Nov 1862 – MO 27 Jul 1863). NARA M554-R27. Captured at Gettysburg (POW), 1 Jul 1863. Widow: Matilda E. ? Widow lived in Tower City in 1890. AKA: Dietrich or Deitrick.

[CW#D041.5] Simon Deitrich (1831-1869) ——– 57th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company G, Private (MI ? – MO ?). NARA M554-R27. No other records found. Not found in Pennsylvania Archives Card File. Father applied for pension, 6 Jan 1880 – Did not receive. Buried: St. Peter’s United Church of Christ Cemetery, Reinerton, Schuylkill County AKA: Detrich, Deitrick, or Deiterich.

[CW#D047.5] Peter DelCamp (1811-1875) ——– 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Private (MI 8 Mar 1864 – MO by GO 16 Aug 1864). 2nd Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps (VRC), ?. NARA M554-R27. NARA M554-R29. NARA M636-R10. Enrolled: Reading. MI: Reading. Sick since, 19 Aug 1864. “See unidentified correspondence files.” Born: Schuylkill County. Married: Sarah Wildermuth. Buried: Union Cemetery, Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County. Occupation: Boatbuilder. AKA: Dilcamp or Delcum.

[CW#D048/5] Adam Demmy (1840-1914) ——– 210th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, Corporal (MI 14 Sep 1864 – MO 30 May 1865). 173rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company ?, ? (MI ? – MO ?). Enrolled: Harrisburg. MI: Camp Curtin. Promoted to Corporal, 1 Oct 1865.

[CW#D051.1] Adam Derk (18xx-xxxx) ——– 103rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, ? (MI ? – MO ?). 36th Pennsylvania Infantry (Emergency of 1863), Company K, ? (MI ? - MO ?). Found in Trevorton Civil War veterans list, p. 53.

[CW#D051.2] Daniel Derk (18xx-xxxx) ——– 18th Pennsylvania Infantry (Emergency of 1862), Company B, ? (MI ? – MO ?). 3rd U.S. Cavalry, Troop F, ? (MI ? – MO ?). Died in war. Found in Trevorton Civil War veterans list, p. 53. Mother applied for pension 15 Jul 1882.

[CW#D051.3] Emanuel Derk (18xx-xxxx) ——– 18th Pennsylvania Infantry (Emergency of 1862), Company B, ? (MI ? – MO ?). 182nd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, ? (MI ? – MO ? ). Found in Trevorton Civil War veterans list, p. 54.

[CW#D051.4] Franklin Derk (18xx-xxxx) ——– 172nd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company D, ? Found in Trevorton Civil War veterans list, p. 53.

[CW#D051.5] Isaac Derk (18xx-xxxx) ——– 184th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company B, ? Found in Trevorton Civil War veterans list, p. 53.

[CW#D051.6] Israel Derk (18xx-xxxx) ——– 172nd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company D, ? Found in Trevorton Civil War veterans list, p. 53.

[CW#D051.7] Jared Derk (18xx-xxxx) ——- 172nd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company D, ? Found in Trevorton Civil War veterans list, p. 53.

[CW#D051.8] John H. Derk (18xx-1864) ——– 184th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company B, Private (MI 12 May 1864 – Died 5 Jul 1864). Died while prisoner (POW), Petersburg or Richmond , 5 Jul 1864. Wounded, Jerusalem, Virginia, 22 Jun 1864, then taken prisoner (POW). Married: Sarah Kramer (or Kremer). Found in Trevorton Civil War veterans list, p. 53. AKA: Durke.

[CW#D051.9] Jonathan Derk (18xx-xxxx) ——– 79th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, ? Found in Trevorton Civil War veterans list, p. 53.

[CW#D059.5] Henry Haupt Derrick (1839-1899) ——– 172nd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company D, Private (MI 27 Nov 1862 – MO 1 Aug 1863). NARA M554-R28. Lived in Jackson Township, Northumberland County, in 1890. Married: Mary Wagner. Found in Trevorton Civil War veterans list, p. 53. AKA: Derk or Derck.

[CW#D060.3] Peter Detrick (1830-1889) ——– Unknown. G.A.R. marker at grave. Lived: 58 years, 10 months, 12 days. Buried: Long’s Cemetery, Halifax, Dauphin Co., PA. AKA: Hetrick?

[CW#D060.5] Philippe Regis Denis de Keredem deTrobriand (1816-1897) ——– General.

[CW#D061] Meade D. Detweiler (1863-1904) ——– Not a Civil War veteran. Married: Bertha Hoffer. Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 485, 451 (portrait). Lawyer for Halifax Bank robbers.

[CW#D062.5] Charles Devens Jr. (1820-1891) ——– General.

[CW#D062.7] Philip Devers (1820-xxxx) ——– 210th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, Private (MI 18 Aug 1864 – MO 7 JJun 1865). Enrolled: York. MI: Harrisburg. No pension card found.

[CW#D064.5] Henry DeWall (18xx-xxxx) ——– See Alias: Christian Gulliver or Thomas Christian Gulliver.

[CW#D065.5] Abraham T. DeWitt (1837-1911) ——– 2nd Pennsylvania Artillery (Heavy), Headquarters, Assistant Surgeon (MI 14 Nov 1863 – Discharged 1 Jan 1866). 54th Pennsylvania Infantry (Emergency of 1863), Headquarters, Assistant Surgeon (MI 4 Jul 1863 – MO 17 Aug 1863). NARA M554-R28. Enrolled: Washington, D.C. MI: Washington D.C. Reported “Malarial poisoning, rheumatism” in 1890 Census. Married: Sarah Renn. Buried: Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Riverside, Northumberland County. Medical doctor. Studied medicine at Halifax, Pennsylvania. Caught bear in 1914 (news clipping). Found in Northumberland County Biographical Annals, p. 290.

[CW#D066] William H. Diehl (1819-xxxx) ——- 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company E, Corporal & possibly Captain, Headquarters? (MI 13 Sep 1861 – MO ?). MI: Harrisburg. Battle of Antietam. Occupation: Landlord. Residence: Berks Co.

[CW#D075] Henry Dietrick (1837-xxxx) ——– 10th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company F, Private (MI 26 Apr 1861 – MO 31 Jul 1861). Residence 1861: Millersburg. Occupation 1861: Clerk. AKA: Dietrich.

[CW#D076] John Dietz (1831-xxxx) ——– Unknown. Born in Germany. Possibility of 4 different regiments for service.

[CW#D077.5] William Elias “Eli” Dilfield (1845-1915) ——– 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company B, Private, Saddler (MI 22 Feb 1864 – MO 28 Jul 1865). M554-R29. Promoted to Saddler, 1 Feb 1865. Leg broken by fall of horse, 28 Jul 1864. Born: Uniontown (Pillow). Married 1st: Sally ? Married 2nd: Ellen V. Keiser. Buried: Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Berks County. Residence 1890: Tremont. Found in Schuylkill County Biographies, p. 645. AKA: Delafield.

[CW#D081] John Dilly (18xx-xxxx) ——– Unknown. Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Millersburg, Dauphin County. Found in cemetery list as G.A.R.. AKA: Ditty.

[CW#D082] George Dinger (18xx-xxxx) ——– Unknown. Named in Halifax Bicentennial Book as a Civil War vet. .

[CW#D085.6] Joseph Franklin Ditty (1849-1934) —— Not Civil War veteran. Never Married. Lived with unmarried sister. Brothers Thomas Milton Ditty, William Theodore Ditty, & John Peter Ditty were all Civil War veterans. Residences: Upper Paxton Township, Millersburg, Elizabethville. Occupation: Tobacco Shop Owner.

[CW#D086.3] Thomas Milton Ditty (1847-1922) ——– 26th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company K, Private (MI 20 Mar 1863 – Missing Since 26 Jun 1863). 184th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Private, 2md Lieutenant (MI 12 May 1864 – MO 30 Jun 1865). NARA M554-R29. Enrolled: Millersburg. MI: Harrisburg. Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, 14 Apr 1863. Promoted to 1st Sergeant, 1 May 1865. “Lost finger”- Amputee (reported in 1890 Census). Married: Rebecca Taylor. Buried: Shamokin Cemetery, Shamokin, Northumberland County. Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 1057. Residences: Upper Paxton Township, Millersburg, Elizabethville.

[CW#D086.6] William Theodore Ditty (1839-1900) ——– 173rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, Corporal (MI 3 Nov 1862 – MO 17 Aug 1863). 184th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Sergeant (MI 12 May 1864 – MO 30 Jun 1865). ? 6th Pennsylvania Infantry (Emergency of 1863), Company G, Private (MI 14 Sep 1862 – MO 25 Sep 1862). NARA M554-R29. Captured at Petersburg and Prisoner of War (POW) at Libby and Andersonville, 22 Jun 1864 to 21 Apr 1865. Married: Lydia Houpt. Brother of John Peter Ditty (died in Civil War) & Thomas Milton Ditty (also Civil War veteran). Buried: United Lutheran & Reformed Cemetery, Gowan City, Northumberland County. Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 1057. Residences: Upper Paxton Township, Millersburg, Elizabethville.

[CW#D086.8] George Dock (1823-1875) ——- 16th Pennsylvania Infantry (or Cavalry?), Headquarters, Surgeon (MI ? – MO ?). Byers’ Independent Cavalry, Surgeon (MI 11 Sep1862 – MO 24 Sep1862). Enrolled: Harrisburg. Not found in military records for 16th Pennsylvania Infantry (or Cavalry). Married: Clara S. Rehrer. Buried: Harrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg, Dauphin County. Physician. Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 364-365 (states service in 16th Pennsyvlania)

[CW#D086.9] Joseph Dockey (1822-1863) ——– 16th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company L, Private? (MI ? – Died 27 May 1863). Died at Aquia Creek, Virginia. Widow applied for pension, 14 May 1864. Minor’s pension applied for by J. Dockey & Senke J. Dockey, 12 May 1870.

[CW#D086.9] Joseph Schaffer Dockey (1822-1863) ——– 16th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company L, Private (MI 29 Oct 1862 – Died 27 May 1863 or 29 Apr 1863). NARA M554-R29. Enrolled: Northumberland County. MI: Harrisburg. Died at hospital of typhoid fever, 29 Apr 1863. Married:. Anna Duttry. Widow applied for pension 14 May 1864. Also guardian applied for pension 12 May 1870.

[CW#D087.5] Richard I. Dodge (18xx-xxxx) ——– Major? Was the Assistant Provost Marshal at Harrisburg (14th District of Pennsylvania). .

[CW#D094.5] John Donnelly (18xx-xxxx) ——- Unknown. Found in Trevorton Civil War veterans list, p. 53.

[CW#D100] Jonathan Doubert (1841-xxxx) ——– 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company A, Private (MI 9 Sep 1861 – MO not on roll). NARA M554-R30. Res: Tremont. MI: Harrisburg. Residence: Tremont. Occ: Laborer.

[CW#D100.5] Ulysses Freeman Doubleday (1824-1893) ——– General.

[CW#D101.5] I. S. Douden (18xx-xxxx) —— 16th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company H, ? (MI ? – MO?). Not found in records of regiment. Buried in I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Lykens, Dauphin County.

[CW#D107.5] John Dowdle (1844-1910) ——– 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Private, Corporal (MI 9 Sep 1861 – MO 3 Jun 1865). NARA M554-R31. Enrolled: Schuylkill Haven. MI: Harrisburg. Re-enlisted at Blaine’s Crossroads, Tennessee, 1 Jan 1864. Promoted to Corporal, date unknown. Captured at Spottsylvania Court House, Wilderness, Virginia, 12 May 1864 & held prisoner (POW). Married: Annie ? Buried: St. Anne’s Catholic Parish Cemetery, Lehigh Ave. & Memphis Streets, Philadelphia. Occupaion: Boatman. Residence: Schuylkill Haven. AKA: Doudle or Dowdel.

[CW#D107.7] John Doyle (1840-xxxx) ——- 210th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, Private (MI 6 Sep 1864 – Deserted 17 Sep 1864). Enrolled: Harrisburg. MI: Camp Curtin.

[CW#D124.1] Cornelius Dunkelberger (18xx-xxxx) ——– Unknown. Found in Trevorton Civil War veterans’ list, p. 53.

[CW#D124.2] Isaac Dunkelberger (18xx-xxxx) ——– Unknown. Found in Trevorton Civil War veterans’ list, p. 53.

[CW#D124.3] Jerry Dunkelberger (18xx-xxxx) ——– 18th Pennsylvania Infantry (Emergency of 1862), Company B, ? (MI ? – MO ?). Found in Trevorton Civil War veterans’ list, p. 53.

[CW#D124.4] Nathan Dunkleberger (18xx-xxxx) ——– 18th Pennsylvania Infantry (Emergency of 1863), Company B, ? (MI ? – MO ?). B, Company D, ? Found in Trevorton Civil War veterans’ list, p. 53.

[CW#D131] Gottlieb Dupple (!840-1921) ——– 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Private (MI 20 Feb 1865 – MO 30 Jul 1865). NARA M554-R32. Enrolled: Philadelphia. MI: Philadelphia. Died: Philadelphia. Occ: Weaver. Res: Philadelphia. AKA: Dubble, Dupple.

[CW#D131.5] Emanuel Durke (18xx-xxxx) ——– 21st Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company C, ? (MI ? – MO ?). 172nd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company D, ? Found in Trevorton Civil War veterans’ list, p. 53.

[CW#D132.5] George Henry Durrie (1820-1863) ——– No known Civil War service. CW. Born: Hartford, Connecticut. Artist of winter scenes later produced by Currier & Ives as colored lithographs.

[CW#D134] John Dyott (1812-1876) ——– No known Civil War service. Born: Ireland (Immigrant). Married: Henrietta ? Actor at Ford’s Theatre the night of the Lincoln assassination. Arrested Harrisburg, 17 Apr 1864. Occupation: Actor.

Victorian Home: Kitchen (Part 4)

Brian Tomlin — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000

Kitchens in the Civil War era were largely utilitarian, serving as the workhorse of most households. Meals were prepared, laundry was done, and activities as diverse as candle making, soap making, silver polishing, medical treatments, and in some cases things like bathing were all done in this room. As such, it was often the room most neglected in terms of decor or aesthetics.

The era of the 1860s was by and large much plainer and simpler than what we commonly think of as Victorian. But even so, homes of the era showed much greater contrasts with each other than we see today. The social and economic status of families as well as location (urban or rural) made large differences in available technologies, equipment, and help. Some kitchens had changed little since the colonial era, with cooking done in large fireplaces over open flames. Many families had newer wood or coal-powered stoves that cooked and heated the room.

In many areas how kitchens were used was seasonal in nature. In hot summers much of the cooking would be done outside in the open air or in a specially built building often called a summer house or summer kitchen. This kept the heat of cooking and laundry out of the main house, since there was no way to cool down a house once it got hot on a summer’s day.

Walls. Early-Victorian kitchen had very plain walls, usually painted in light shades of white, cream or tan. Woodwork in the room was painted a darker shade of the same color as the walls. The painted surfaces were easier to keep clean than wallpaper or stained woodwork.

Flooring. Kitchen floors were either wood (and usually a softer, less expensive wood than the rest of the house, like pine). The floors were often painted, and would be painted a more lively shade than the wall (greens, reds, mustards, grays). Oilcloths were frequently placed over the wood floor to protect them; these were heavy canvas or other heavy cloths that could themselves be painted and varnished and pasted to the floor.

Ceilings. Kitchen ceilings were almost always white during the 1860s, despite the other rooms in the house typically being painted in a lighter shade of the wall color. Pressed tin ceilings were found in wealthier homes as they were easier to clean.

Windows. More often than not kitchen windows would be left bare, but if they did have curtains, they were almost certainly simple fabrics.

Lighting. Candles, firelight, oil lamps and light coming through the window were the most likely light in a kitchen.

Furniture. The built-in kitchen with its set of cabinets and counter tops did not exist; when you moved into your home, often the kitchen was an empty room

Mrs. Beeton provided 1860s homemakers a sampling of the type of cooking equipment available to them.

with a large fireplace. You might be lucky and find a cast iron range or stove. You had to go out and purchase a variety of freestanding cabinets, work tables and other furniture to fill out your needs. You would have open shelves built on the wall, plate rails or hooks for dishes and pots and pans. Most homes had some kind of pantry lined with shelving for food staples, cooking equipment and other items stored in the kitchen. Since plumbing was not found in most homes of the 1860s, you would purchase a dry sink, so you could handle and store the water being brought into the house and have a place to perform some of the messier kitchen tasks. Frequently a low cabinet/table was placed near the back door and called a water table, where you would place the large bucket of water brought in from the well or cistern outside. This had a dipper to get water for drinking and any other household use. Other specialized furniture pieces were pie safes, jelly cupboards, and if you were lucky, a large oak ice box for storing ice.

Equipment. Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household management provided a contemporary list of items you needed to start your kitchen.

1 tea-kettle
1 toasting fork
1 bread grater
1 pair brass candlesticks
1 teapot and tray
1 bottle-jack
6 spoons
2 candlesticks
1 candle box
6 knives and forks
2 sets of skewers
1 meat chopper
1 cinder sifter
1 coffee pot
1 colander
3 block-tin saucepans
5 iron saucepans
1 ditto and steamer
1 large boiling pot
4 iron stew pans
1 dripping pan and stand
1 dustpan
1 fish and egg slicer
2 fish kettles
1 flour box
3 flat irons
2 frying pans
1 gridiron
1 mustard pot
1 salt-cellar
1 pepper-box
1 pair of bellows
3 jelly molds
1 plate basket
1 cheese toaster
1 coal shovel
1 wood meat-screen

Was Simon Gratz a Civil War Veteran?

Norman Gasbarro — Sun, 19 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000

Simon Gratz (1837-1925), for whom Simon Gratz High School in Philadelphia was named, was a son of Edward Gratz (1806-1850) and a grandson of Simon Gratz (1773-1839), the founder of Gratz, Pennsylvania. Simon was born in Philadelphia and educated at the University of Pennsylvania; his lifetime career was as a member of the Pennsylvania Bar, serving primarily in Philadelphia. Before the Civil War when he had not yet reached the age of 21, he was elected to the Pennsylvania Legislature. Simon Gratz‘s public interests included serving on the Philadelphia Board of Education for more than 50 years and as its president; as a member of the Board of Trustees of Jefferson Medical College; and as president of the Free Library of Philadelphia.

Simon Gratz is buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, with his wife Carolyn [Steer] Gratz, who died in 1925 about 7 weeks before he did. There is no mention at graveside that Simon Gratz was a Civil War veteran. He has also not been located in the veterans’ census of 1890 and no biographical source for him references any war service.

Simon’s younger brother, Edward Gratz Jr., did serve in the war. He was a Lieutenant in the 121st Pennsylvania Infantry, and just before the Battle of Gettysburg, he was promoted to Major and then to Paymaster of U.S. Volunteers. Seven days after the Battle of Gettysburg, he resigned from the service.

In 1870, Simon was single and living with his widowed mother on Spruce Street in Philadelphia. In 1880, he was still single and living with two unmarried aunts. Simon did not marry until 1894 when he was 57 years old. His marriage to Carolyn Steer produced no children.

In 1923, an invalid pension application was submitted for a “Simon Gratz” claiming service in the 5th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company G. The pension was awarded. However, the dates on the Civil War Pension Index Card indicate that the service was during the Spanish-American War, not the Civil War. He has not has not been found in any of the Civil War regiments of that name.

The question that remains to be answered is whether Simon Gratz was a Civil War veteran. If he was not a veteran, what was he doing during the war? Did he register for the draft in 1863? Answers to these questions are currently being sought and can be attached to this post as a comment or sent via e-mail.

Additions to Veterans’ List – C

Norman Gasbarro — Sat, 18 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000

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[CW#C001.5] Avery Billings Cain (1840-1879) ——– General.

[CW#C002] George W. Cake (1843-1906) ——– 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Corporal (MI 9 Sep 1861 – MO absent in arrest 30 Jul 1865) M554-R17. Promoted to Corporal, date unknown. Enrolled: Schuylkill Haven. MI: Harrisburg. Re-enlisted at Blaine’s Crossroads, Tennessee, 1 Jan 1864. Discharged at Georgetown, DC. Married: Louise Kaige. Married 2nd: Emma ? Occupation: Boatman. Residence: Schuylkill Haven. Moved to Delaware after Civil War.

[CW#C003] Howard L. Calder (1864-xxxx) ——– No known Civil War service. Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 512, 459 (portrait).

[CW#C004] William Calder (1821-1880) ——– Unknown. Married: Regina Camilla Greenawalt. Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 125, 245 (portrait). Escorted Abraham Lincoln to the Baltimore train in Harrisburg on his way to the inauguration in 1861.

[CW#C003.3] Winfield S. Caley (18xx-xxxx) ——- 5th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company K, ? Received two gunshot wounds. Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 705.

[CW#C004.5] James Donald Cameron (1833-1918) ——– No known Civil War service. Married 1st: Mary McCormick. Married 2nd: Elizabeth Sherman. Died: Donegal, Lancaster County. Buried: Harrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg, Dauphin County. President of the Northern Central Railroad during the Civil War. Politician: U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1877-1897. Scandals. U.S. Secretary of War under President Grant. Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 417.

[CW#C004.7] Simon Cameron (1799-1889) ——– 1st Secretary of War under Lincoln. Buried: Harrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg, Dauphin Co., PA. Resigned or replaced over scandals involving procurement, railroad, etc. Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 611 (portrait, p. 219).

[CW#C004.8] William Brua Cameron (1826-xxxx) ——– U.S Army Paymaster (1861). Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 430.

[CW#C008.2] Frank Cannon (1844-xxxx) ——– 210th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, Private (MI 6 Sep 1864 – Deserted 18 Sep 1864). Enrolled: Harrisburg. MI: Camp Curtin.

[CW#C008.4] Martin Carbaugh (1838-xxxx) ——— 210th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, Company K (MI Sep 1864 – MO 30 May 1865). 165th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company A (MI ? – MO ?). Enrolled: Chambersburg. MI: Chambersburg.

[CW#C008.6] William Carbaugh (1842-1911) ——— 210th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, Company K, Private (MI 21 Sep 1864 – MO 30 May 1865). 165th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company A, ? (MI ? – MO ?). Enrolled: Chambersburg. MI: Chambersburg.

[CW#C008.8] John Carden (1846-xxxx) ——– 210th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, Private (MI 15 Sep 1864 – Deserted 15 Sep 1864). Enrolled: Harrisburg. MI: Camp Curtin. Deserter.

[CW#C009] Conrad Carl (1843-1864) ——- 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company A, Private (MI 26 Feb 1864 – Killed in action 9 May 1864). NARA M5544-R18. Killed in action (KIA) at Wilderness/Nye River, Virginia. Father possibly Heinrich Carl. Brother possibly Moses Carl. “Mother” in 1850 Census is too old. Residence: Wiconisco, Dauphin County. Occupation: Laborer.

[CW#C013.5] James Carl (1842-xxxx) ——– 210th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, Private (MI 7 Sep 1864 – Deserted 7 Sep 1864). NARA M554-R18. Deserter. .

[CW#C020] Garrett Carrigan (18xx-xxxx) ——– 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Private (MI ? – MO ?).

[CW#C026.5] Elias Cassel (1830-xxxx) ——– Drafted and furnished a substitute. Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 1143.

[CW#C027] John Cessna (1821-1895) ——– Unknown. Politician: Speaker of Pennsylvania House, p. 135 (1851 & 1863). Was Speaker when Lee invaded Pennsylvania.

[CW#C028.3] Charles S. Chamberlain (1841-1885) ——– 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company D, Private (MI 2 Oct 1861 – MO 14 Jun 1865). Enrolled: Northumberland County MI: Northumberland County. Married: Sabina E. Lamberson. Buried: Irish Valley, United Methodist Church Cemetery, Paxinos, Northumberland County. Found in Trevorton Civil War veterans list, p. 53. Residence: Shamokin Township, Northumberland County. Occupation: Laborer.

[CW#C028.4] Israel Chamberlain (1828-1861) ——– 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company D, Private (MI 2 Oct 1861 – Died 26 Dec 1861). NARA M554-R19. Died in war, Annapolis, Maryland. Found in Trevorton Civil War veterans list, p. 53.

[CW#C028.5] Joshua L. Chamberlain (1828-1914) ——- General.

[CW#C028.6] Lewis Chamberlain (1834-1911) ——- 104th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company F, Private (MI 10 Mar 1865 – MO 25 Aug 1865). Enrolled: Harrisburg. MI: Harrisburg. Married: Hester Esther Sober. Married 2nd:. Elizabeth Sober. Buried: Summit Cemetery, Shamokin, Northumberland County. Found in Trevorton Civil War veterans list, p. 53. Occupation: Engineer. Residence: Northumberland County.

[CW#C028.8] George P. Chandler (1841-xxxx) ——– 127th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company A, ? Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 509.

[CW#C035] Henry B. Christian (1836-1892) ——– 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Private (MI 13 Mar 1865 – MO 30 Jul 1865). NARA M554-R19. MI: Pottsville. Married: Lizzie A. ? Buried: Union Cemetery, Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County. Residence; Berks County. Occupation: Boatman.

[CW#C035.4] David H. Chronister (1840-1864) ——- 138th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company G, Corporal (MI 17 Sep 1862 – Died 14 May 1864). Enrolled: Adams County. MI: Haarrisburg. Shot in stomach at Wilderness, Virginia, 6 May 1864, died 14 May 1864. Brother of Emanuel Chronister who married Jennie Sipe of Herndon. Buried: Fredericksburg National Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Virginia. Occupation: Carpenter. Res: Middletown, Adams, County.

[CW#C035.7] Emanuel Monroe Chronister (1842-1900) ——– 56th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I, Corporal (MI 20 Mar 1865 – MO 1 Jul 1865). ? 55th Pennsylvania Infantry (?). ? 93rd Pennsylvania Infantry, ?, ? (?) Promoted to Corporal, 21 May 1865. Married: Jennie Sipe. Brother-in-law of John A. Sipe of Herndon. Buried: Hampton Union Cemetery, Hampton, Adams County, Pennsylvania.

[CW#C051.5] Henry B. Clark (1825-1895) ——– 33rd Pennsylvania Infantry (Emergency of 1863), Company G, 2nd Sergeant (MI 26 Jun 1863 – MO 4 Aug 1863). NARA M554-R20. Married: Angeline Stiehly. Buried: Salem (Herb’s) Church Cemetery, Rough & Ready, Schuylkill County. Found in Something About Rough & Ready, p. 132-135.

[CW#C052] John Clark (1822-1872) ——– 3rd Pennsylvania Reserves. U.S. Military Railroads. Politician. Speaker of Pennsylvania House, 1869.

[CW#C052.5] Joseph Nelson Clark (1839-xxxx) ——– 36th Pennsylvania Infantry (3rd Pennsylvania Reserves), Company ? Prisoner of War (POW) at Libby. Medical Doctor (Physician). Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 397.

[CW#C053.5] Valentine F. Clark (18xx-xxxx) ——– 103rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, ? Found in Trevorton Civil War veterans list, p. 53.

[CW#C056.5] Reuben C. Clemens (1842-1914) ——- 201st Pennsylvania Infantry, Company B, Private (MI 22 Aug 1864 – MO 21 Jun 1865). NARA M554-R20. Married:. Sarah E. ? Died: Progress, Pennsylvania. Buried: Shoops Cemetery, Harrisburg, Dauphin County. Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 952.

[CW#C057] Charles M. Clement (1855-1934) ——– Not in Civil War. Brigadier General in Post-Civil War period (Pennsylvania National Guard). His father was John Kay Clement, Provost Marshal of 14th District of Pennsylvania during Civil War (1862-1864). Found in Northumberland County Biographical Annals, p. 161 (portrait).

[CW#C058] John Kay Clement (1820-1882) ——– 3rd Pennsylvania Infantry (Emergency o 1862), Company D, Private (12 Sep 1862 – 25 Sep 1862). Enrolled: Sunbury. Provost Marshal of 14th District of PA (1862-1864). Residence: Sunbury. Occupation: Lawyer.

[CW#C059.5] Emanuel Cliger (18xx-xxxx) ——– 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company B, ? (MI ? – MO ?). Found in cemetery records, Lykens, Dauphin County, but not found in regimental records. Buried: Union Cemetery, Lykens, Dauphin Co., PA.

[CW#C060] William Clinger (18xx-xxxx) ——– See: William H. Blyler. Clinger was his mother’s maiden name.

[CW#C066.3] Aaron Coble (1859-xxxx) ——– No Civil War service. Father: Henry Coble, Civil War Veteran, 173rd Pennsylvania Infantry. Physician. Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 847 (portrait, p. 719).

[CW#C066.7] Henry Coble (1829-1875) 173rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, 5th Sergeant (MI 29 Oct 1862 – MO 17 Aug 1863). NARA M554-R21. Promoted to Sergeant, 3 May 1863. Married: Mary Risser. Son: Aaron Coble, was Physician. Buried: Willow Grove Cemetery, Linglestown, Dauphin County. Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 847 (son’s portrait, p. 719).

[CW#C068.3] John G. Coder (1843-xxxx) ——- 125th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I, Corporal (MI ? – MO ?). 21st Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company ? Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 411.

[CW#C068.5] Alexander Hamilton Coffroth (1828-1906) ——– Not a Civil War veteran. Buried: Union Cemetery, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania. Politician: Congressman from 16th Congressional District of PA (1865), Democrat. Voted for 13th Amendment. See: Team of Rivals, p. 689. Played by actor Boris McGiver in film, “Lincoln.” Last surviving pallbeearer of Abraham Lincoln.

[CW#C068.7] William Codrode (1822-xxxx) ——– 55th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company G, ? Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 878.

[CW#C074] Cornelius Coleman (1829-1900) ——– Unknown, probably no military service. Born: Lykens Township. Head of Relief Fund During Civil War. Found in Biographical Encyclopedia of Schuylkill County, p. 379.

[CW#C077.2] John Collins (1832-xxxx) ——- 210th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, Private (MI 10 Sep 1864 – MO 30 May 1865). Enrolled: Lewistown, PA. MI: Camp Curtin.

[CW#C077.5] Charles H. T. Collis (18xx-xxxx) ——– General.

[CW#C078] John B. Colmen (18xx-xxxx) ——– 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company I, Private (MI 7 Oct 1862 – MO 7 Oct 1865). NARA M554-R21. Living in Reed Township, Dauphin County, 1890. Buried: Stone’s Cemetery, ?, Dauphin County.

[CW#C079] Alpheus Combs (1837-1868) ——– 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Private (MI 17 Apr 1864 – MO 30Jul 1865). 173rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Private (MI 2 Nov 1862 – MO 27 Jul 1863). NARA M554-R21. Enrolled: Pottsville. MI: Pottsville. Buried: Union Cemetery, Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County. Residence: Schuylkill County. Occupation: Farmer.

[CW#C081.5] Hugh Connolly (1827-1898) ——- 210th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, Corporal (MI 10 Sep 1864 – MO 30 May 1865). Enrolled: Harrisburg. MI: Camp Curtin. Promoted to Corporal, 1 Oct 1864.

[CW#C081.6] Levi L. Conrad (18xx-xxxx) ——– 172nd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company D. Found in Trevorton Civil War veterans list, p.53

[CW#C081.7] Samuel B. Conrad (18xx-xxxx) ——- 172nd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company D. Found in Trevorton Civil War veterans list, p. 53.

[CW#C084.5] I. Elmer Cook (1843-xxxx) ——– 138th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company G. Medical Doctor (Physician). Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 371-372.

[CW#C088] James Cooper (1810-1863) ——– Brigadier General in Columbus, Ohio. Politician: Speaker of Pennsylvania House, p. 132 (1847).

[CW#C090] Eli H. Coover (1827-1903) ——– Unknown, probably none. U.S. Pension Examiner, 1872-1883. Burial: Harrisburg, Cemetery, Harrisburg, Dauphin County. Physician. Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 365, 395 (portrait).

[CW#C092] Joseph Henry Coover (1838-1890) ——- 5th U.S. Artillery Reserves (probably post Civil War). Member of 5th U.S. Artillery Reserves. Assistant Surgeon, General Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee. Member U.S. Sanitary Commission. Surgeon at Annapolis, Maryland. Nephew of Eli M. Coover, also a physician. Physician. Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 368-369.

[CW#C096] Rolandus Correll (1845-1897) ——– 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Private (MI 20 Apr 1864 – MO 30 Jul 1865). 39th Pennsylvania Infantry (Emergency of 1863), Company D, Private (MI 1 Jul 1863 – MO 2 Aug 1863). NARA M554-R23. Enrolled: Pottsville. MI: Pottsville. Maried:. Katherine ? Buried: Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery, Bernsville, Schuylkill County. Residence: Schuylkill County. Occupation: Teamster.

[CW#C097] Jacob Dolson Cox (18xx-xxxx) ——– General. Born: Canada (Immigrant). Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.

[CW#C098.5] James Coyle (18xx-xxxx) ——— 18th Pennsylvania Infantry (Emergency of 1862), Company B, ? (MI ? – MO ?). Found in Trevorton Civil War veterans list, p. 53.

[CW#C104] William Crabb (18xx-xxxx) ——– Politician. Speaker of Pennsylvania House, 1841.

[CW#C106.5] Leonard P. Craig (1844-1923) ——– U.S. Colored Cavalry, Company M, Private (MI 19 Feb 1865 – MO 11 Feb 1866). Sent to Camp William Penn. Mother was Rachel Enty of Schuylkill County. Married 1st: Amelia Surls. Married 2nd: Annie ? Buried: Dauphin Cemetery, Dauphin Borough, Dauphin County. Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 854. See: Leonard P. Craig.

[CW#C108] John Crane (18xx-1905) ——– Unknown. Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Millersburg, Dauphin Co, PA. Found in cemetery list as Civil War veteran. Possibly records co-minged with another one of same name.

[CW#C110.3] Samuel Crawford (1837-xxxx) ——- 210th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, Private (MI 14 Sep 1864 – Deserted 15 Sep 1864). Enrolled: Harrisburg. MI: Camp Curtin. Deserter.

[CW#C110.4] Samuel Crawford (18xx-xxxx) ——– 107th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company D, ? Found in Trevorton Civil War veterans list, p. 53.

[CW#C110.5] Samuel W. Crawford (1829-1892) ——– General.

[CW#C111.05] Josiah B. Crist (18xx-xxxx) ——– 93rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company E, ? Dentist. Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 692. Member of Post 58, G.A.R., Harrisburg.

[CW#C111.1] George Frank Crone (18xx-xxxx) ——- 172nd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company D, ? (MI ? – MO ?). 18th Pennsylvania Infantry (Emergency of 1862), Company B, ? Found in Trevorton Civil War veterans list, p. 53.

[CW#C111.13] Harmon T. Crone (18xx-xxxx) ——– 172nd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company D, ? (MI ? – MO ?). 18th Pennsylvania Infantry(Emergency of 1862), Company B, ? Found in Trevorton Civil War veterans list, p. 53.

[CW#C111.15] Julius Henry Crone (18xx-xxxx) ——– 172nd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company D, ? (MI ? – MO ?). 18th PA Infantry (Emergency of 1862), Company B, ? Found in Trevorton Civil War veterans list, p. 53.

[CW#C111.2] David R. Crook (1846-1891) ——– 47th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company D, Private (MI 15 Oct 1864 – Trans to ?). 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company B, ? (MI 3 Sep 1864 – MO 1 Jun 1865), ? 27th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company ? (Trans to ? – MO). Enrolled: Harrisburg. MI: Harrisburg. Date of 13 Apr 1865 for transfer? Married: Margaret A. ? Brother: William H. Crook. Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 317.

[CW#C111.4] Gabriel Abraham Crook (1821-1892) ——– 126th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Private (MI 16 Aug 1862 – MO 29 May 1863). 4th U.S. Infantry, ?, ? (MI 16 Feb 1864 – MO 3 Apr 1865). Pre-Civil War: 3rd U.S.Artillery, 1835-1839. NARA M554-R24. Enr: Duncan’s Island. MI: Harrisburg. Lost arm at North Ann River, Battle of Wilderness, Virginia (amputee). Married: Marie A. ? Father of William H. Crook. Residence: Marysville, Perry County (1883). Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 317.

[CW#C111.6] Samuel A. Crook (1845-1922) ——– 33rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, Private (MI 26 Aug 1862 – MO ? ). 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company K, Private (MI 7 Mar 1865 – MO 28 Jun 1865). Possibly 33rd New York Infantry, ? (MI ? – MO ?). NARA M554-R24. Enrolled: Harrisburg. MI: Harrisburg. Enrolled: Rochester, New York. Born: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Buried: First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rockaway, Morris Co., New Jersey. Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 317. Occupation: Boatman. Another one (1848-1917) served in 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry? Records co-mingled?

[CW#C111.8] William H. Crook (1844-1914) ——– 77th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Company Band, Private, 3rd Class Musician (MI 29 Aug 1861 – MO 15 Jan 1862). 203rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company K, Private, Captain (MI 27 Aug 1864 – MO 19 Jul 1865). NARA M554-R24. Enrolled 1st: Chambersburg. MI: Camp Nevin, Kentucky. Transferred to Band, 1 Nov 1861. Brother & father also served. Married: Mary E. Whippo. Buried: Paxtang Cemetery, Paxtang, Dauphin County. Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p.317. Politician: Harrisburg Supervisor. Another of same name in 66th Pennsylvania Infantry (1843-1914). Same name as bodyguard of Abraham Lincoln. Records could be co-mingled?

[CW#C112.5] Daniel Crow (18xx-xxxx) ——– 6th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company B, Private (MI ? – MO ? ). 191st Pennsylvania Infantry, Company F, ? (MI ?- MO ?). Buried: Union Cemetery, Lykens, Dauphin County.

[CW#C117.5] Joseph M. Cummings (1831-xxxx) ——– 210th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, Private (MI 16 Sep 1864 – MO 30 May 1865). Enrolled: Lewistown. MI: Camp Curtin. Widow applied for pension, 24 Nov 1890.

[CW#C119] Dennis Cunningham (1842-xxxx) ——– Unknown.

[CW#C122.4] Newton Martin Curtis (1835-1910) ——– General.

[CW#C122.8] William B. Curtis (18xx-xxxx) ——– General.

[CW#C123] Richard Cutchall (1836-1903) ——– 14th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I, Private (MI 2 May 1861 – MO 7 Aug 1861). 110th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company B, Private (MI 17 Jan 1862 – MO 17 Feb 1865). NARA M554-R25. Enrolled: Blair County. MI: Harrisburg. Later Enrolled: Mt. Union. MI: Pau Pau, Virginia. Parolled prisoner (POW). Captured at Cold Harbor, 2 Jun 1864. Released 16 Nov 1864 at Savannah, GA. Discharged 20 Mar 1865. Married: Barbara ?, the widow of Webster Wynn from Rush Township, Dauphin County. Burial: Dauphin Cemetery, Dauphin Borough, Dauphin County. Possibly another one of same name who also served, co-mingled? Res: Fulton Co. Occupation: Hoop Maker. 2nd Residence: Maddensville. Occupation: Laborer.

[CW#C124] Byron M. Cutcheon (1836-1908) ——– General.

[CW#C125] Allen Cutler (1835-1892) ——- 210th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, Private (MI 10 Sep 1864 – MO 30 May 1865). Enrolled: Lewistown. MI: Camp Curtin. Died: Lewistown, Pennsylvania.

Additions to Veterans’ List – B (Part 2 of 2)

Norman Gasbarro — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000

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[CW#B168.5] Samuel Bowman (1842-xxxx) —— 200th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I, ? Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p.592.

[CW#B176] Charles E. Bown (1841-1919) ——– 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Captain (MI 9 Sep 1861 – MO 30 Jul 1865). Enrolled: Schuylkill Haven. MI: Harrisburg. Promoted from Corporal to Sergeant to 1st Lieutenant, 26 Nov 1864 to Captain, 26 Nov 1865. Medal of Honor recipient. Married: Frances ? Buried: Union Cemetery, Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County. Veterans’ Home Resident. Occupation: Boatman. Residence: Schuylkill Haven. Wrote letter to newspaper criticizing all who didn’t serve in regiments for the entire war. AKA: Brown.

[CW#B177] George W. Bowsman (1827-1907) ——– 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Private (MI 19 Feb 1864 – MO 30 Jul 1865). NARA M554-R11. Enrolled: Pottsville. MI: Pottsville. Married: Catherine ? Guardian: George Bolton. Occupation: Boatbuilder. Residence: Pottsville. AKA: Bowssan and Bousman.

[CW#B178.3] David A. Boyer (1843-xxxx) ——– 3rd U.S. Infantry, Company ? Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 1155.

[CW#B178.7] John B. Boyer (18xx-xxxx) ——– 48th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company D, ? In Trevorton Civil War veterans’ list, p. 53.

[CW#B182] Lewis Boyer (1835-1895) ——— 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Private (MI 6 Feb 1865 – MO 30 Jul 1865). NARA M554-R12. Enrolled: Pottsville. MI: Pottsville. Married: Kate ? Buried: Union Cemetery, Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill Co., PA. (NOT Logan Valley Cemetery, Bellwood, Blair County, Pennsylvania). Two with same name were co-mingled here. One is still alive in 1890 & living in Schuylkill Haven, claimed service in 50th Pennsylvania Infantry. Cleared up in correspondence (Blair Co. is incorrect) – See comments to: Who Is Lewis Boyer and Where Is He Buried?. Tragedy: Killed in Philadelphia. Occupation: Laborer. Res: Schuylkill Haven.

[CW#B184.5] Allen J. Brader (1835-1898) ——- 54th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company K, 1st Sergeant, 1st Lieutenant, Captain (MI 22 Oct 1861 – MO 15 Mar 1865). Enrolled: Allentown. MI: Harrisburg. Promoted from 1st Sergeant to 1st Lieutenant, 1 Jan 1864. Married: Amanda Newhard. Their daughter married a Dauphin County man, E. E. Monroe. Buried: Miller’s Church Cemetery, Laury’s, Lehigh County. Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 1030 (error states he was a member of the 51st Pennsylvania Infantry). Occupation: Machinist.

[CW#B187.5] John Adam Brechor (18xx-xxxx) ——- 172nd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company D, ? (MI ? – MO ?). 18th Pennsylvania Infantry (Emergency of 1862), Company B. In Trevorton Civil War veterans’ list, p. 53.

[CW#B187.7] John E. Breckenridge (18xx-xxxx) ——– 1st Pennsylvania Infantry, Company F, ? (MI ? – MO ?). 55th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company G, ? Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 465.

[CW#B187.8] Theodore Breckenridge (18xx-xxxx) ——– 107th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company ? Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p.465.

[CW#B195] Adam Bressler (1836-1863) ——– 172nd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Sergeant (MI 17 Sep 1862 – MO 1 Aug 1863). NARA M554-R13. Promoted from Corporal to Sergeant, 29 Nov 1862. Died at home of fever. Married: Sarah Hoover. Complete pension application file available.

[CW#B202] William Bretz (1847-1934) ——– 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Private (MI 26 Jan 1865 – MO 30 Jul 1865). NARA M554-R13. Enrolled: Reading. MI: Reading. Pension Index says he served in Company I & Company A? Buried: Odd Fellows Cemetery, Pottsville, Schuylkill County. Residence: Schuylkill County. Occupation: Boatman.

[CW#B207.2] Frederick Broeker (18xx-xxxx) ——– Unknown. Died in war. In Trevorton Civil War veterans’ list, p. 53.

[CW#B207.25] James Brooks (18xx-xxxx) ——– Pressed into Confederate service. Served as Sergeant under Capt. McKinney. See also William Brooks & Samuel Kinter. Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 853.

[CW#B207.3] John Brooks (1841-xxxx) ——– 210th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, Private (MI 17 Sep 1864 – Deserted 17 Sep 1864). Enrolled: Harrisburg. MI: Camp Curtin. Deserted.

[CW#B207.4] William Brooks (18xx-xxxx) ——– 133rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company ? Brother of Confederate, James Brooks. Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 853.

[CW#B207.5] George W. Brosius (1835-xxxx) ——– 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Private (MI 9 Sep1861 – Deserted 18 Sep 1861). NARA M554-R14. MI: Harrisburg. Deserted early in service, reason & place not stated, 18 Sep 1861. Married: Mary ? Occupation: Farmer. Residence: Mahantongo. AKA: Brosins, Brosious, George and John W.

[CW#B211] Benjamin F. Brown (1845-xxxx) ——– 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Corporal (MI 9 Sep 1861 – Not on MO Roll). Promoted to Corporal, date unknown. MI: Harrisburg. Occupation: Boatman.

[CW#B213.5] David Percy Brown (1825-1908) ——– 6th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company D, 1st Lieutenant (MI 22 Apr 1861 – MO 27 Jul 1861). Enrolled: Pottsville. MI: Harrisburg. Married 1st: Ellen Lloyd. Married 2nd: Ella P. Robbins. Buried: Charles Baber Cemetery, Pottsville, Schuylkill County. Residence: Pottsville. Occupation: Coal Merchant. Schuylkill County Biographies, p. 229.

[CW#B216] George W. Brown (1846-1894) ——– 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Private (MI 6 Apr 1865 – MO 30 Jul 1865). NARA M554-R14. Enrolled: Pottsville. MI: Pottsville. Married: Caroline ? Guardian: Jacob J. Rice. Residence: Schuylkill County. Occupation: Laborer.

[CW#B22.5] Peter Brown (1840-1862) ——– 129th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company B, Private (MI 14 Aug 1862 -KIA 13 Dec 1862). Enrolled: Pottsville. MI Harrisburg. Missing in action at Fredericksburg, presumed dead, 13 Dec 1862. Buried: ? Charles Baber Cemetery, Pottsville, Schuylkill County (there is a monument there to him – possibly buried elsewhere). Schuylkill County Biographies, p. 230.

[CW#B222.8] Samuel E. Brown (1844-1911) ——– 210th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, Private (MI 14 Sep 1864 – MO 31 May 1865). Enrolled: Harrisburg. MI: Camp Curtin. Died: Forreston, Ilinois.

[CW#B222.9] Samuel S. Brown (1846-xxxx) ——– 10th U.S. Infantry, Company ? Later military service in Indian Wars. Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 1150-1151.

[CW#B224.5] William Brown (1827-1878) ——- 16th Pennsylvania Infantry, Headquarters, Major-Adjutant (MI 20 Apr 1861 or 3 May 1861 – MO 30 Jul 1861). NARA M554-R14. Born: England (Immigrant). Married: Ann Lynch. Buried: Shamokin Cemetery, Shamokin, Northumberland County. Schuylkill County Biographies, p. 230. Tragedy: Accidental death in a coal mine.

[CW#B224.7] G. B. Brubaker (18xx-xxxx) ——– Unknown. G.A.R. marker at IOOF Cemetery, Lykens, Dauphin Co., PA. Possibly the same person who was in business in Millersburg.

[CW#B236.5] Martin Brymier (18xx-xxxx) ——– 18th Pennsylvania Infantry (Emergency of 1862), Company B, ? (MI ? – MO ?). In Trevorton Civil War veterans’ list, p. 53.

[CW#B237] William Byrne (1844-xxxx) ——– 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Private (MI 27 Mar 1865 – 30 Jul 1865). NARA M554-R15. Enrolled: Pottsville. MI: Pottsville. Mother: Anna Fernstamacher. Occupation: Boatman. Residence: Schuylkill Haven. AKA: Byrne and Bryan.

[CW#B242.5] Elias B. Buck (1841-xxxx) ——– 20th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company B, ? Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 702.

[CW#B249] William George Buehler (1837-1919) ——– Navy. Rear Admiral. USS Aroostock. USS Galena. Brother of Dr. Henry B. Buehler (Gratz medical doctor). Buried: West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cydwyd , Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

[CW#B249.3] Cyrus Frantz Buffington (1839-1930) ——– Not Civil War. Married: Maria Dunkelberger. Buried: Union Cemetery, Pillow, Dauphin Co., PA. Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 905.

[CW#B249.5] Daniel Buffington (1837-1903) ——– Not Civil War. Married: Catharine Hartmann. Buried: Gratz Union Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County. Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 897.

[CW#B249.7] Harry Edwin Buffington (1867-xxxx) ——- Not Civil War. Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p.1158.

[CW#B252] Henry Edwin Buffingon (1867-xxxx) ——– Not Civil War. Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 1158, 899 (portrait).

[CW#B253] Isaiah T. Buffington (1850-1829) ——– Not Civil War. Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 1106, 1097 (portrait).

[CW#B253] Isaiah T. Buffington (1850-1829) ——– Not Civil War. Married: Mary Kemmerer. Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 1106.

[CW#B257.5] William Buffington (1845-xxxx) ——– Not Civil War. Married: Catharine A. Snyder. Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 906.

[CW#B259] Elias Burget (1843-xxxx) ——– 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Private (MI 9 Sep 1861 – Deserted 25 Jan 1863). NARA M554-R15. MI: Harrisburg. Deserted at Fredericksburg, Virginia, 25 Jan 1863. Occupation: Boatman.

[CW#B259/5] Charles A. Burkert (1844-1864) ——– 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Private (MI 22 Feb 1864 – Killed in Action 19 Aug 1864). NARA M554-R16. Enrolled: Reading. MI: Reading. Killed in action (KIA) at Weldon Railroad, Wilderness, Virginia, 19 Aug 1864. Father: John Burkert. Mother: Christina M. Burkert. Buried: Poplar Grove National Cemetery, Petersburg, Dunwiddie County, Virginia. Occupation: Boatman. Residence: Berks County. AKA: Burkhart.

[CW#B260] Daniel F. Burket (1823-1887) ——- 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Captain (MI 4 Sep 1861 – MO 31 Dec 1864). 5th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company F, Ensign/1st Lieutenant (MI 20 Apr 1861 – MO 25 Jul 1861). NARA M554-R16. Enrolled: Schuylkill Haven. MI: Harrisburg, PA. Married: Pauline ? Their son (not identified) served as a drummer boy in Civil War. Guardian: William Eckert. Buried: Union Cemetery, Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County. Occupation: Harbormaster. Residence: Schuylkill Haven. KIA: Burkert.

[CW#B260.5] Gotlieb Burket (1844-1903) ——– 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Private, Corporal (MI 9 Sep 1861 – MO 30 Jul 1865). NARA M54-R16. Enrolled: Schuylkill Co. MI: Harrisburg. Re-enlisted at Blaine’s Crossroads, Tennessee, 1 Jan 1864. “Gunshot wound of left leg” (1883 Pension List). Promoted to Corporal, 1 Jul 1865. Maried: Mary J. ? Buried: Jerusalem Cemetery (or Union Cemetery), Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County. Occupation: Boatman. Residence: Washington Township, ? County. AKA: Burkert and Gottlieb.

[CW#B260.7] William Burkholder (1827-xxxx) ——- 158th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company A, ? Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 631.

[CW#B262] Franklin Burns (1843-1883) ——– 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Private (MI 27 Mar 1865 – 30 Jul 1865). NARA M554-R16. Enrolled: Pottsville. MI: Pottsville. Married: Mary Amelia ? Widow applied for pension in 1890. Buried: Union Cemetery, Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County. Residence: Schuylkill Haven. Occupation: Boatman.

[CW#B263] Henry Burns (1841-xxxx) ——- 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Private (MI 27 Mar 1865 – MO 30 Jul 1865). 167th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I, ? (MI ? – MO ?). NARA M554-R16. Enrolled: Pottsville. MI: Pottsville. Occupation: Boatman. Residence: Schuylkill Haven.

[CW#B263.5] Henry W. Burns (18xx-xxxx) ——- 172nd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company D, ? In Trevorton Civil War veterans’ list, p. 53.

[CW#B264.5] William Burns (1824-1881) ——– 210th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, Private (MI 16 Sep 1864 – Deserted 25 Sep 1864). Enrolled: Harrisburg. MI: Camp Curtin. Deserted.

[CW#B265] Ambrose E. Burnside (1824-1881) ——– General.

[CW#B266.5] Hamilton Busby (1840-1924) ——– 1st Kentucky Infantry, Company C, Private (MI 30 Apr 1861 – MO SCD 21 Jun 1863). NARA M386-R4. Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability at Clarksville, Tennessee, 21 Jun 1863. Died: Veterans’ Home, Hampton, Virginia. Buried: South Vienna Cemetery, South Vienna, Clark Co., Ohio AKA: Busbey.

[CW#B268] Benjamin Franklin Butler (1818-1893) ——– General.

[CW#B269] John Buyers (1827-1908) ——– 58th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I and Company E, 1st Lieutenant (MI 28 Jan 1862 – Promoted 28 Jan 1862). 114th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company ?, Captain (MI 28 Jan 1862 – Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability 30 May 1863). NARA M554-R16. Enrolled: Sunbury. MI: Philadelphia. Promoted to Captain of the 114th Pennsylvania Infantry, 28 Jan 1862. Resigned, 30 May 1863. In 1890 he reported “nervous prostration” as a Civil War-related disability. Married: Mary Alice Painter. Buried: Pomfret Manor Cemetery, Sunbury, Northumberland County.

Additions to Veterans’ List – B (Part 1 of 2)

Norman Gasbarro — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000

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[CW#B000.5] Charles H. Babb (1833-xxxx) ——– 127th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company A, ? (MI ? – MO ?). 20th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company F, Captain (MI ? – MO ? ). 12th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company ? Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 1034. Member of Post 58, G.A.R., Harrisburg.

[CW#B006] Adam Badeau (1831-1894) —— General. Aide to Gen. Ulysses Grant. Close friend of Edwin Booth, brother of Lincoln’s assassin. Married: Marie Elizabeth Nils (or Elsie Niles). Buried: Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, Westchester Co., New York (Old Churchyard, Section D, Lot 5).

[CW#B017] Lafayette Baker (1839-1871) ——– 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Private, Sergeant (MI 9 Sep 1861 – MO 30 Jul 1865). NARA M554-R4. Enrolled: Schuylkill Haven. MI: Harrisburg. Reduced in ranks, date unknown. Re-enlisted at Blaine’s Crossroads, Tennessee, 1 Jan 1864. Buried: Union Cemetery, Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County. Body was exhumed from poorhouse cemetery & buried on G.A.R. Lot – see Helms Post Minutes, Schuylkill Haven. Occupation: Boatman. Residence: Schuylkill Haven.

[CW#B017.5] Matthias G. Baker (1845-xxxx) ——– 130th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company F, ? Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 578.

[CW#B018] David Ballon (1842-xxxx) ——- 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company A, Private (MI ? MO ?). NARA M554-R4. Captured. Prisoner (POW) at Andersonville for 9 months. Moved to South Dakota after war. Widow: Wilhelmina ? Two widows applied for pension, one from Olivet, South Dakoya. Large pension file to resolve conflicting pension claims. Research by Larry Birger of North Dakota. AKA: David Bellon, Ballow, and Ballan. Possible confusion with John Bellon or David Ballow.

[CW#B022.4] Jacob P. Barringer (1839-xxxx) ——– 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry (Anderson Cavalry), Company ? Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 578.

[CW#B022.7] Michael Barringer (18xx-1882) ——– 18th U.S. Infantry, Company ? Wounded at Pitsburgh Landing. Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County,p. 578.

[CW#B024] Samuel Bartlett (18xx-xxxx) ——– 43rd U.S. Colored Troops, Company ?, Private (MI 3 Apr 1865 – MO 23 May 1865). NARA M589-R5. Lived in Hegins/Weishample in 1890. Buried: United Brethren Cemetery, Weishample (Deep Creek Valley), Schuylkill County.

[CW#B025.5] William Basse (18xx-xxxx) ——– 103rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, ? In Trevorton Civil War veterans’ list, p. 53.

[CW#B028.5] Adam Batdorf (1838-1911) ——– 3rd Pennsylvania Infantry (Emergency of 1862), Company K, Private (MI 11 Sep 1862 – MO 24 Sep 1862). 37th Pennsylvania Infantry (Emergency of 1863), Company I, Private (MI Jul 1863 – MO 4 Aug 1863). 74th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company E, Private, Sergeant (MI 28 Feb 1865 – MO 29 Aug 1865). NARA M554-R6. Enrolled: Harrisburg. MI: Harrisburg. Promoted to Sergeant, 15 Mar 1865. Born: Northumberland County. Married: Sarah B. Kauffman. Buried: Harmony Cemetery, Milton, Northumberland County. Found in Northumberland County Biographical Annals, p. 449-450. Occupation: Painter. Residence: Windsor, PA. AKA: Botdorf and Baddorf.

[CW#B029.5] George Bateman (18xx-xxxx) ——– Unknown. In list for IOOF Cemetery, Lykens, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania, as G.A.R., but not found.

[CW#B031.5] Delevan Bates (18xx-xxxx) ——– General.

[CW#B032] George Bauer (1831-1905) ——– Unknown. G.A.R. at grave. Married: Annie ? Buried: Halifax United Methodist Church Cemetery, Halifax, Dauphin Co., PA.

[CW#B040] Robert M. Bechtel (1842-1898) ——- 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Corporal (MI 9 Sep 1861 – MO – not on MO Roll because discharged U.S. Army 21 Aug 1865). NARA M554-R7. Enrolled: Schuylkill Haven. MI: Harrisburg. Detached to Signal Corps by Special Order as Sergeant in U.S. Army. Discharged (according to pension), 21 Aug 1865. Applied for pension from NJ, 29 Feb 1864. Occupation: Engineer.

[CW#B041.5] William Beckler (1840-1899) ——– 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Private (MI 22 Feb 1864 – MO 30 Jul 1865). NARA M554-R7. Enrolled: Reading. MI: Reading. Married: Susan ? Residence: Schuylkill Co. Occupation: Laborer. AKA: Beeker.

[CW#B041.7] Henry Beckler (1823-xxxx) ——– At State Arsenal during Civil War. Born: Lorraine, France (Immigrant). Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 531.

[CW#B044.5] Adam Beinhower (1828-xxxx) ——– 127th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, ? Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 1035.

[CW#B060.3] John Bell (18xx-xxxx) ——- 20th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company G, ? (MI ? – MO ?). 127th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company A, ? (MI ? – MO ?). 20th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company I, ? (MI ? – MO ?). 194th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company ?, ? (MI ? – MO ?). 77th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company ? Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 479. Member of Post 58, G.A.R., Harrisburg.

[CW#B060.5] Louis Bell (1837-1865) ——– General.

[CW#B060.7] Thornton A. Bell (1850-xxxx) ——– 30th Pennsylvania Infantry (1st PA Reserves), Company ?, Fife Major (MI ? – MO ?). Later served in 8th Regiment of City Grays (1880). Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 579.

[CW#B061] Volney Bell (1815-1873) ——– 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Private (MI 23 Feb 1864 – MO by G.O. 11 Jul 1865). NARA M554-R7. Enrolled: Reading. MI: Reading. Buried: Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Berks County. Residence: Berks County. Occupation: Laborer.

[CW#B065.3] Jacob M. Bender (1838-xxxx) ——– 129th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company B, ? Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 409. Member of Post 58, G.A.R., Harrisburg.

[CW#B066.5] Jacob Benedict (1829-1864) ——– 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Private (MI 19 Feb 1864 – KIA 12 May 1864). NARA M554-R7. Enrolled: Pottsville. MI: Pottsville. Killed in action (KIA) at Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia, 12 May 1864. Residence: Pottsville. Occupation: Boatman.

[CW#B066.8] Henry Washington Benham (1813-1884) ——- General.

[CW#B066.9] Luther Stedman Bent (1829-xxxx) ——– 4th Massachusetts Infantry, Company H, Private. Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 253.

[CW#B068] Augustus Berger (1836-1862) ——– 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Private (MI 9 Sep 1861 – KIA 17 Sep 1862). NARA M554-R8. Enrolled: Schuylkill Haven. MI: Harrisburg, PA. Killed in action at Antietam (KIA), 17 Sep 1862. Buried: ? Antietam National Cemetery ? Residence: Schuylkill Haven, PA. Occupation: Boatman. AKA: Burger.

[CW#B068.5] David Berger (1830-1870) ——– 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Private (MI 19 Feb 1864 – MO 30 Jul 1865). NARA M554-R8. Enrolled: Pottsville. MI: Pottsville. Married: Mary A. ? Guardian: Samuel Hoffman. Buried: Union Cemetery, Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County. Occupation: Laborer. Residence: Pottsville

[CW#B068.8] Elias Berger (1843-1892) ——–50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Private (MI 9 Sep 1861 – Discharged 12 May 1865 to date 9 Mar 1865). NARA M554-R8. Enrolled: Schuylkill Haven. MI: Harrisburg. Re-enlisted, probably 1 Jan 1864. Captured at Spotsylvania Court House, 12 May 1864 & held prisoner (POW) to 4 Mar 1865. Obituary says he was held at Andersonville and Libby. Married: Elizabeth “Eliza” Knarr. Brother-in-law of Benjamin Knarr, same regiment & company. Buried: Union Cemetery, Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County.

[CW#B068.85] John Berger (18xx-xxxx) ——– 184th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company B, ? In Trevorton Civil War veterans’ list, p. 53.

[CW#B068.87] George Bergner (1818-xxxx) ——– 1st Pennsylvania Infantry, Company ? Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 338.

[CW#B068.9] Alexander W. Bergstresser (1833-1915) ——- 79th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Private (MI 21 Jul 1863 – MO unknown). 1st Pennsylvania Infantry (Emergency of 1862), Company K, Private (MI 11 Sep 1862 – MO 25 Sep 1862). Brigade Band, 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 14th Army Corps, Musician (Trans 21 Jul 1863 – Discharged 13 Jun 1865). NARA M554-R9. NARA M290-R27. Enrolled: Lancaster. MI: Harrisburg. Born: Harrisburg. Married: Anna E. ? Buried: Harrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg, Dauphin County. Occupation: House Painter. Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County,p. 484.

[CW#B069.5] Isaac Berkheiser (18xx-xxxx) ——- 52nd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company D, ? In Trevorton Civil War veterans’ list, p. 53.

[CW#B069.7] Luther Bernheisel (1834-xxxx) ——– 47th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, ? Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 601-602.

[CW#B070.5] Albert Bertold (1846-1864) ——– 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Private (MI 4 Mar 1864 – Killed 3 Jun 1864). NARA M554-R8. MI: Reading. Killed at Cold Harbor, Virginia (KIA), 3 Jun 1864. Occupation: Laborer. Residence: Reading. Also an Albert Bertolette in 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company B, who did not die in the war. AKA: Alfred Bertolet. Alfred. .

[CW#B077] Francis Bickel (1844-1903) ——– 172nd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company A, Private, Musician (MI 28 Oct 1862 – MO ?). 33rd U.S. Infantry, Company C, Private (MI 20 Feb 1864 – MO ?). 15th U.S Infantry, ?.

[CW#B082.5] William Bigler (1814-1880) ——– No known military service. Governor of PA, 1852-1855. U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1856-1861. Democratic Party Politician. Brother John Bigler served as Governor of California at same time he was Governor of Pennsylvania. Buried: Hillcrest Cemetery, Clearfield, Pennsylvania.

[CW#B082.8] Daniel Billman (18xx-xxxx) ——– 172nd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company B, ? In Trevorton Civil War veterans’ list, p. 53.

[CW#B085.5] Henry Bingaman (1843-xxxx) ——– 210th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, Private (MI 20 Sep 1864 – MO 30 May 1865). Enrolled: Harrisburg. MI: Camp Curtin. Widow survived him & applied for pension. AKA: Bingerman.

[CW#B090.5] William Birney (1819-1907) ——– General.

[CW#B106.5] George Blanksby (18xx-xxxx) ——- 8th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company A, ? (MI ? – MO ?). 46th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company K, ? In Trevorton Civil War veterans’ list, p. 53.

[CW#B108.5] William Blizzard (1822-xxxx) ——– 210th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, Private (MI 21 Sep 1861 – Deserted 22 Sep 1864). Enrolled: Harrisburg. MI: Camp Curtin. Deserted.

[CW#B109] David Block (1830-1910) ——– 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company L, Private (MI 7 Dec 1861 – MO Jul 1862 on Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability). 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Private (MI 16 Jan 1865 – MO 30 Jul 1865). NARA M554-R10. 1st Enrolled: Reading. MI: Harrisburg. 2nd Enrolled: Pottsville. MI: Pottsville. 1st Residence: Berks County. Occupation: Mason. 2nd Residence: Middleport, Pennsylvania. Occupation: Plasterer. AKA: Bloch.

[CW#B111.5] Robert E. Blyler (18xx-xxxx) ——– 20th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company D, ? Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 524.

[CW#B124.5] John Bomgardner (1842-xxxx) ——– 48th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company D, ? (MI ? – MO ?). 201st Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I, ? Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 706.

[CW#B127] William Edwin Bonawitz (1866-1911) ——- Not Civil War. Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 755, 740 (portrait). Physician.

[CW#B130] John Wilkes Booth (1838-1865) ——– Volunteer. Volunteered for regiment that was present at hanging of John Brown. Of famous Booth family of actors. Assassin of Abraham Lincoln.

[CW#B131.5] Thomas Booth (18xx-xxxx) ——– 172nd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company D, ? In Trevorton Civil War veterans’ list, p. 53.

[CW#B144.5] Francis Bower (18xx-xxxx) ——– 18th Pennsylvania Infantry (Emergency of 1862), Company B, ? (MI ? – MO ?). In Trevorton Civil War veterans’ list, p. 53.

[CW#B151] Joseph M. Bowes (1790-1871) ——- Unknown. G.A.R. marker at grave. Buried: Halifax United Methodist Church Cemetery.

[CW#B151] Manning Force Bowes (1837-1910) ——- 51st Pennsylvania Infantry, Headquarters, Surgeon (MI 22 Jun 1865 – MO 27 Jul 1865). 209th Pennsylvania Infantry, Headquarters, Surgeon (MI 4 Aug 1863 – Transferred 14 Sep 1864, Promoted 31 May 1865). 12th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Headquarters, Asst. Surgeon (MI 4 Aug 1863 – MO 14 Sep 1864.). NARA M554-R11. Married 1st: Minnie E. Gaffney (in California). Married 2nd: Mary B. ? (in Pennsylvania). Married 3rd: Harriet Wheaton Dowd. Buried: San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, California. Physician (Medical Doctor).

Additions to Veterans’ List – A

Norman Gasbarro — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000

Veterans of the Civil War identified as having some connection to the Lykens Valley area and included in the Civil War Research Project of the Gratz Historical Society was last updated 19 April 2012. In a series of posts beginning today and continuing intermittently until concluding in mid-June, a brief sketch of each of the new names added since then will be presented. Note that in a few cases, the persons are not veterans, but have been identified with some Civil War event or are related to a Civil War veteran. At the conclusion of the listing of these added names, the Veterans list will be updated with the new names, re-alphabetized, and presented in a new format which includes the Project File Number for each individual.

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[CW#A000.5] Charles C. Abell (1824-1903) ——– General.

[CW#A002] William Adams (18xx-xxxx) ——- Hastings Independent Battery, Company A, Private (MI 16 Oct 1862-MO 23 Jul 1863). Found in Bates, Volume 5, Page 1334. Living in Tower City in 1890. War related Disability: “Diarrhea.”

[CW#A002.5] William Adams (1842-xxxx) ——– 210th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, Private (MI 5 Sep 1864 – Deserted 7 Sep 1864). Enrolled: Harrisburg. MI: Harrisburg. More than one with same name; records could be co-mingled.

[CW#A002.7] William J. Adams (18xx-xxx) ——– 127th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company A, ? Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 487.

[CW#A003.5] Samuel Agley (1839-1864) ——– 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, Private (MI 9 Sep 1861 – Died while prisoner (POW), date and place unknown). NARA M554-R1. Enrolled: Schuylkill Haven. MI: Harrisburg. Re-enlisted at Blaine’s Crossroads, Tennessee, 1 Jan 1864. Occupation: Boatman. Residence: Schuylkill Haven.

[CW#A003.8] James Aikman Sr. (1832-1906) ——- 48th Pennsylvania Infantry, Regimental Band, Musician (MI 24 Aug 1861 – MO 18 Aug 1862). 39th Pennsylvania Infantry (Emergency of 1863), Company B or Company G, Private (MI Jul 1863 – MO 2 Aug 1863). NARA M554-R1. Enrolled: Schuylkill County. Born: Scotland (Immigrant). Married: Helen R. Richardson. Buried: Odd Fellows Cemetery, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Occupation: Machinist. Residence: Pottsville.

[CW#A004] Joseph Albright (1834-1911) ——– 131st Pennsylvania Infantry, Company B, Private (MI 8 Aug 1862 – MO 23 May 1863). 2nd Pennsylvania Artillery, Battery K, Battery F, Private (MI 16 Feb 1864 – Discharged 2 Oct 1865). NARA M554-R1. Enrolled: Watsontown. MI: Harrisburg. Captured and held as prisoner (POW), at Petersburg. Held 9 months at Libby Prison. Married: Mary Ann McCurley Tate. Married 2nd: Ella Blue. Buried: Watsontown Cemetery, Watsontown, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Found in Biographical Annals of Northumberland County, p. 372. Tragedy: Wife killed in trolley accident in Philadelphia, 26 Aug 1902. Tragedy: Brother, Thomas Daniel Albright died while POW in Civil War.

[CW#A005] Thomas Daniel Albright (1834-1865) ——- 4th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company D, Private (MI 1 Feb 1864 – Not on MO Roll). Pre-Civil War service in U.S. Army (MO 28 Apr 1855 – Deserted 1 Oct 1857 – Apprehended 28 Nov 1854 -Deserted again 1 May 1858). NARA M554-R1. Enrolled: Allegheny County. MI: Allegheny County. Died while a prisoner (POW) at Florence, SC. Born: Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. Brother, Joseph Albright also served in Civil War. Found in Biographical Annals of Northumberland County, p. 372 (see Joseph Albright). Occupation: Plasterer.

[CW#A007.5] Samuel Alleman (1818-xxxx) ——- Old Defenders (pre-Civil War). Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 446.

[CW#A008.1] William S. Holman Alleman (18xx-xxxx) ——– Navy – Served on Monitor. Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, , p. 446.

[CW#A008.5] Thomas S. Allen (18xx-xxxx) —— General. .

[CW#A018.5] Adelbert Ames (1835-1933) ——- General.

[CW#A018.7] John Anderson (1842-xxxx) ——– 210th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, Private (MI 14 Sep 1864 – Deserted 17 Sep 1864). Enrolled: Harrisburg. MI: Camp Curtin. More than one in this company with same name; records could be co-mingled.

[CW#A018.8] John Anderson (1840-xxxx) ——– 210th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, Private (MI 17 Sep 1864 – Deserted 17 Sep 1864). Enrolled: Harrisburg. MI: Harrisburg. More than one with this name in this company; records could be co-mingled.

[CW#A019] William W. Anderson (1835-1908) ——– 3rd Pennsylvania Artillery, Co D, Private (MI 29 Feb 1864-MO 9 Nov 1865). 188th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company D, Private (MO 9 Nov 1865 or 14 Dec 1865). 152nd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company G, ? NARA M554-R2. Transferred from 3rd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery, 1 Apr 1864. Living in Dalmatia in 1890. Buried: Trinity United Methodist Church. Found in Klingerstown Bicentennial Book. AKA: Enderson.

[CW#A020] Jonathan S. Anspach (1835-1908) ——– G.A.R. marker at grave. Not found in Civil War records. Married: Leah ? Buried: Union Cemetery, Pillow, Northumberland County. AKA: Aunspach.

[CW#A021.3] Joseph Anthony (1829-1885) ——– 16th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I, Captain (MI 26 Apr 1861 – MO 30 Jul 1861). 96th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company F, Captain (MI 23 Sep 1861 – Resigned 31 Jul 1862). 129th Pennsylvania Infantry, Headquarters, Major (MI 15 Aug 1862 – Discharged 18 May 1863). NARA M554-R3. Enrolled 1st: Pottsville. MI 1st: Harrisburg. Enrolled 2nd: Pottsville. MI 2nd: Pottsvile. Dangerously wounded at Chancellorsville, 3 May 1863. Absent in Washington, DC, under surgeon’s charge at MO. Born: Ireland (immigrant). Married: Jane Brown. Residence: Williamstown. Found in Schuylkill County Biographies, p. 230.

[CW#A021.7] Jonathan B. Arbogast (1841-1912) ——– 3rd Pennsylvania Artillery (Heavy), Battery D, Private (MI 11 Nov 1862 – MO 9 Nov 1865). NARA M554-R3. Enrolled: Northumberland Co., PA. MI: Harrisburg. Married: Juliann Riegel. Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Selinsgrove, Snyder County. AKA: John Arbigast.

[CW#A021.9] William Crawford Armor (1842-1911) ——– 28th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company B, Captain (MI 28 Jun 1861 – MO 18 Jul 1865). NARA M554-R3. Promoted from 1st Sergeant to 1st Lieutenant, 23 Mar 1864; detached as Aide to Gen. Geary, 1 Jul 1864; promoted to Captain, 28 Mar 1865; to Brevet Major, 13 Mar 1865. Wounded at Antietam & Chancellorsville. Took surrender at Savannah, GA. Married: Fannie R. Bigler Later returned to Savannah, Georgia, at place of surrender, for visit. Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 1193.

[CW#A025.2] Jacob Arnts (1858-xxxx) ——- Not Civil War veteran. Son of John Arnts, who served in 79th Pennsylvania Infantry. Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 1130. Occupation: Gratz creamery operator. AKA: Arntz and Arndt.

[CW#A025.3] John Arnts (1828-1897) ——– 79th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company B, Private (MI 8 Aug 1864 – MO 12 Jul 1865). NARA M554-R3. Enrolled: Lancaster. MI: Lancaster. Born: Tioga County, New York (or Clearfiled County, Pennsylvania). Married: Barbara Jacobs. Father of Jacob Arnts, creamery owner in Gratz. Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 1130. (“served 1861 to close of war”). Occupation: Laborer. Residence: Lancaster County. AKA: Arntz and Arndt.

[CW#A027] Charles D. Artus (1835-xxxx) ——– 195th Pennsylvania Infantry, Unassigned, Private (MI 14 Feb 1865-MO 23 May 1865). Lived in Tremont in 1890. Married: Ellen ?

[CW#A032.5] Oliver Attick (1843-xxxx) ——– 78th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company ?, ? (MI ? – MO ? ). First City Zouaves. Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 566. Member of Post 58, G.A.R., Harrisburg.

[CW#A035.2] Francis Asbury Awl (1837-1904) ——- 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company D, Headquarters, 1st Lieutenant, Adjutant (MI 11 Apr 1861 – MO 23 Apr 1861). 127th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company A, Captain (MI 1 Aug 1862 – MO 8 May 1863). 201st Pennsylvania Infantry, Headquarters, Colonel (MI 29 Aug 1864 – MO 21 Jun 1865). NARA M554-R3. Enrolled: Williamsport. MI: Harrisburg. Promoted from 1st Lieutenant to Adjutant, 26 Apr 1861. Enrolled; Harrisburg. MI: Harrisburg. Married: Mary Elizabeth Thompson. Brother of J. Wesley Awl, also Civil War veteran. Buried: Harrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg, Dauphin County. Scandal at State Lunatic Asylum. Called for convention against African American equality & suffrage. Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County,258. AKA: Ashbury, Ahl and Aul.

[CW#A035.3] John Wesley Awl (1832-1894) ——– 127th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company B, Captain (MI 9 Aug 1862 – MO 29 May 1863). 201st Pennsylvania Infantry, Headquarters, Lieutenant Colonel (MI 29 Aug 1864 – MO 21 Jun 1865). 1st Pennsylvania Infantry, Company E, 2nd Lieutenant (MI 18 Apr 1861 – MO 27 Jul 1861). NARA M554-R3. Enrolled: Harrisburg. MI: Harrisburg. Died: same day as Jubal Early, Confederate General. Brother of Francis Asbury Awl, also Civil War veteran. Scandal at State Orphanage, 6 Mar 1886. Residence: Harrisburg. Occupation: Lawyer. Found in Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, p. 259. AKA: Aul.

[CW#A035.5] Alfred Ayers (1841-1915) ——– 129th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company G, Private (MI 11 Aug 1862 – MO 18 May 1863). NARA M554-R3. Enrolled: Ashland. MI: Harrisburg. Married: Caroline E. Adams. Buried: Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Mt. Carmel, Northumberland County. Found in Biographical Annals of Northumberland County, p. 263. AKA: Ayres.

[CW#A036] Romeyn B. Ayres (1825-1888) ——- General.

Seminary Ridge Museum: Gettysburg, PA

Jake Wynn — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000

Located on the grounds of the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the Seminary Ridge Museum is destined to become another part of the community devoted to commemorating the battle that once took place there.

High atop the western flank of the town of Gettysburg lies the Museum, its majestic brick architecture topped with a cupola. The building became a focal point during the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg. The cupola served as an observation post for both Union and Confederate generals as the tide of battle turned. The Seminary then began its time as a field hospital, treating the wounded of both sides in months following the July fighting.

The Seminary in 1863

The Seminary Ridge Museum is scheduled to open on July 1, 2013. This important date marks the 150th anniversary of the fighting that surrounded the Seminary and later resulted in the largest battle ever fought in the Western Hemisphere.

I had the great pleasure of receiving a preview tour of the museum during April 2013, as the final preparations for the opening got underway. I came away astounded. The building has so much history locked within its walls. The building, now surrounded by a campus of other buildings, sits high above the battleground that once enveloped the small town of Gettysburg.

The layout of the museum breaks down into floor-by-floor exhibits. The first floor has space reserved for special exhibits and galleries, as well as handling visitor services. Exhibits upstairs include examinations of faith and the Civil War, slavery and emancipation, and the politics of slavery. A whole floor consists of interpretation of the first day of Gettysburg and the aftermath of the battle including the building’s usage as a hospital for the wounded multitudes.

The museum brings to life those days 150 years ago where our nation squared off over the issue of slavery. Interpretive exhibits tell stories using narration, video, and music to convey the feelings and emotions prevalent during the battle and throughout the time period.

The most fascinating piece of the museum, however, is the opportunity to climb to the top of the cupola. The climb takes you through the attic and to the vista atop the building. A 360-degree view of the battleground and the town of Gettysburg spreads out beneath you. For miles to the west, undulating ridge lines mark the areas where the famous battle began.

View looking west from the cupola

View looking northwest from the cupola

The Seminary Ridge Museum will be a wonderful addition to the Gettysburg interpretave system and will depict a section of the battlefield that is sometimes overshadowed by places like Little Round Top, Devil’s Den, or Pickett’s Charge.

Stamp for the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg

Norman Gasbarro — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000

According to information released by the United States Postal Service, a postage stamp commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg will be released with First Day of Issue at Gettysburg on 23 May 2013. Ceremonies will be held at 11:00 a.m. at the Gettysburg National Park Visitors Center and are open to the public.

Simultaneously, another stamp commemorating the Battle of Vicksburg, will be issued at Vicksburg, Mississippi. The stamps are part of a series of ten stamps, two issued each year during the Civil War Sesquicentennial, 2011-2015. The stamps are being issued in two formats: (1) a sheet of twelve stamps, six of each design (Gettysburg and Vicksburg); and (2) a souvenir sheet of two, with one stamp in each design. The first issue in the series, for Fort Sumter, issued in 2011, was reported and pictured in the blog post Fort Sumter – The War Begins.

At the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, a commemorative stamp in blue and gray was issued at Gettysburg. See: Commemorative Postage Stamps for the Civil War Centennial, 1861-1865 to 1961-1965.

The stamp to be issued on 23 May 2013 was designed by art director Phil Jordan of Falls Church, Virginia, who created the stamp using an image of the Battle of Gettysburg which reproduced an 1887 lithograph by Thure de Thulstrup (1848-1930), a Swedish-born artist was an illustrator for Harper’s Weekly after the Civil War. Thure de Thulstrup was previously mentioned in the blog post entitled Civil War Illustrations by Lewis Prang, and a picture the lithograph upon which the 2013 stamp design was based is shown below.

The Prang lithographs were created for the 25th Anniversary of the Civil War.

The United States Postal Service sells products related to the First Day of Issue of stamps. For the 2013 Gettysburg stamp, a variety of items can be purchased through the web site and some of the items are available at postal stores throughout the country. One such item is shown below, the first-day-canceled souvenir sheet and sheet of 12 stamps.

Other items available can be found at the USPS web site (search for Gettysburg) with ordering instructions provided.

Because of the huge quantity of these stamps that will be issued, they probably will never have any value beyond that of the current postage rate – it they are unused (not canceled). They are being issued as “Forever” stamps, meaning that if purchased on the day of issue, their face value is that of the current first-class letter rate. When the letter-rate rises, they will be “re-valued” at the new letter rate. If they are canceled, their value decreases significantly. This will not stop individuals from collecting items such as First Day Covers (which are canceled stamps, on envelopes, bearing an “official” postmark, supposedly imprinted on the day of issue, but usually imprinted well in advance of the first day). Bear in mind, that re-sale value of any these items will depend on the quantity issued and the future demand. If purchased, they should be looked at as souvenirs rather than as “investments”.

Note: As part of a Civil War sheetlet of 20 stamps that was issued in 1995, a Battle of Gettysburg stamp was included. This stamp will be discussed in a future post.