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John D. Messner – Guarded Jefferson Davis While He Was in Captivity

| October 11, 2019

During the Civil War, John D. Messner served in the 3rd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery. According to the Veterans’ File Card from the Pennsylvania Archives, John Messner enrolled at Harrisburg on 19 February 1964 and on the same day was mustered into service in the 3rd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery, Company D, as a Private. He was […]

Samuel Etzweiler – 101st Pennsylvania Infantry

| January 18, 2019

Samuel Etzweiler died on 24 April 1916 and is buried at the St. Paul (Bowerman’s) Church Cemetery, Enterline, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.  On his grave marker it is noted that he served in the 101st Pennsylvania Infantry, Company D, as a Private. At Harrisburg, on 20 February 1865, Samuel Etzweiler enrolled in the 101st Pennsylvania Infantry, […]

Update on Joseph Ehrhart of Tower City

| December 7, 2018

Previously on this blog, Joseph Ehrhart, also known as Joseph Erhart was briefly profiled as part of a series on veterans of Tower City, Porter Township and Rush Township: JOSEPH ERHART (1836-1900) is also found as Joseph Ehrhart.  He served in the 208th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company A, as a Private.  In the 1890 Census, he […]

Tower City – Memorial Day 1931

| November 12, 2018

  The above 1931 photograph appeared in the West Schuylkill Herald, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, 30 May 1941: The above photograph, taken about ten years ago, and published at that time in the Herald shows veterans of three wars.  Of the four shown, three have since died.  In the forefront is William H. Long, […]

Cyrus Bitterman – Teamster & Coal Miner

| August 14, 2018

Cyrus Bitterman was born 21 April 1837 in Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the son of Hugh Bitterman (1813-1841) and Susanna [Bressler] Bitterman.  On 18 November 1860, in Millersburg, Dauphin County, he married Louisa McCoy (1841-1892), daughter of William McCoy (1800-1894) and Eva [Bohner] McCoy (1810-1881). At the time of the Emergency of 1863, when the […]