The Halifax United Methodist Church Cemetery is located at the corner of Rise Street and Wind Hill Drive within the Borough of Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It is easily located for those coming into Halifax via Harrisburg Road (Route 147/225), turn left at Adams Drive, which becomes Rise Street, and the cemetery is on the […]
In 1902 when the Annual Encampment of The G.A.R. took place in October 1902 in Washington, D.C., Henry C. Bowman was 66 years old and recently retired from his position of lamplighter of Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The annual national encampments drew Civil War veterans from all over the country and were usually well-documented in […]
During the Civil War, Cornelius D. Waldron served as a Corporal in the 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company K. He enrolled at Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 9 September 1861, and was mustered into service at Harrisburg on 29 October 1861. At the time he was 26 years old, stood 5 foot 8 inches tall, had […]
During the Civil War, Charles E. McFarland, served in the 46th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company D, as a Private. He was a teacher from Halifax Township, and is buried at Halifax United Methodist Church Cemetery, Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. According to his Pennsylvania Veterans’ File Card from the Pennsylvania Archives, Charles E. McFarland enrolled in the […]
William H. Lebo (1841-1916) was a Civil War veteran from the Lykens Valley area who served in the 210th Pennsylvania Infantry in 1864 and 1865. The following information is from Captain Enders Legion, a book that was previously reviewed here on this blog and currently still available from the Enders Family Association: William H. Lebo […]
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