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Civil War Blog

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Civil War Veteran Burials in Grace United Evangelical Cemetery, Muir (Part 1 of 2)

The Grace United Evangelical Cemetery is located on south Keystone Street in Muir, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.  From Interstate-81 (I-81), take the Tower City Exit (Route 209) and travel west on Rt. 209 to the community of Muir. At the sign for the United Methodist Church (Grace United Methodist Church) and the Porter Township Municipal Building, […]

Civil War Veteran Burials in Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City – Part 5 of 5

Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, is located south of Grand Avenue (Route 209) in Tower City.  To locate the cemetery from Grand Avenue, turn south on 4th Street and continue across the bridge over the Wiconisco Creek and the street becomes Greenwood Road.  The cemetery is on the right just after the road […]

Tower City, Porter and Rush Township Civil War Veterans – Part 2

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

Other Men Named Daniel Riegle (Part 2 of 2)

As noted in the post yesterday, nine men with the name “Daniel Riegle” have been identified as soldiers in Pennsylvania Civil War regiments (with the surname spelling in variation). The most famous of these was Daniel P. Reigle, who served in Company F of the 87th Pennsylvania Infantry, as a Sergeant, and who, for his […]

Other Men Named Daniel Riegle (Part 1 of 2)

As noted in the post yesterday, nine men with the name “Daniel Riegle” have been identified as soldiers in Pennsylvania Civil War regiments (with the surname spelling in variation). The most famous of these was Daniel P. Reigle, who served in Company F of the 87th Pennsylvania Infantry, as a Sergeant, and who, for his […]