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Hanson Bottomstone – White Supremacist, 1866

Hanson Bottomstone (1847-1920), died at York, Pennsylvania, and is buried at the Halifax United Methodist Church Cemetery, Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. He was a veteran of the Civil War. The Pension Index Card, above, from Fold3, confirms the war service of Hanson Bottomstone in the 192nd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, from 17 February 1865 to […]

John A. Proudfoot – White Supremacist, 1866

During the Civil War, John A. Proudfoot served as a Private with Company H of the 192nd Pennsylvania Infantry.   His military record is from his muster on 21 February 1865 to discharge on 24 August 1865. John Alexander Proudfoot was born on 2 October 1830 in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the son of John Proudfoot and […]

John S. Bottomstone – White Supremacist, 1866

During the Civil War, John S. Bottomstone served as a Private in the 36th Pennsylvania Infantry (Emergency of 1863), Company C, and as a Private in the 192nd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H. In Emergency of 1863, when Lee’s Army was approaching Pennsylvania and the Battle of Gettysburg took place, John S. Bottomstone answered the call […]

Godfrey Sammet – White Supremacist,1866

During the Civil War, Godfrey Sammet, served in the 192nd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, as a 2nd Lieutenant.  He was a tailor from Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. According to military records, he was mustered into service on 2 March 1865 and honorably discharged on 24 August 1865. Godfrey Sammet was born in Germany on 22 […]

Abel Wise – Surviving Son of Revolutionary War Soldier, 1891

  Abel Wise, who was born in Millersburg on 3 October 1821, the son of Adam Wise (1751-1833) and Catherine Neiman Patton Wise (1785-1863).  At the time of the Civil War, he served in the 192nd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, as a Sergeant, from 25 February 1865 through his honorable discharge on 24 August 1865.  […]