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Abraham Campbell – Wife Found Dead in Murder Suicide

| September 24, 2018

Abraham Campbell was born about 9 May 1835 in Northumberland County.  During the Civil War he served in the 6th Pennsylvania Reserves [35th Pennsylvania Infantry], Company B, as a Private from 10 October 1861 through discharge on a Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability on 26 October 1862.  The record shows that he applied for an invalid […]

Conrad C. Berry – Lebanon Blacksmith Lived in Pillow and Millersburg

| August 1, 2018

During the Civil War, Conrad C. Berry served in the 201st Pennsylvania Infantry, Company K, as a Private.  The Pension Index Card (above, from Fold3) shows that on 18 September 1890, he applied for an invalid pension, which he collected until his death.  Afterward, the widow, Rebecca [Walter] Berry applied and collected until her death, […]

Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election of 1866 – The Defeat of a White Supremacist

| September 16, 2016

The Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election of 1866 pitted a Union General and war hero, John W. Geary, against a avowed racist and white supremacist, Heister Clymer.  Geary headed the Republican or Union ticket and Clymer headed the Democratic or Copperhead ticket. Unlike the Presidential Election of 1860, official vote totals by townships and boroughs were available […]

A Brief History of the Kissinger G.A.R. Post #376 at Gratz

| December 14, 2015

Gratz is a small community in Upper Dauphin County that in 1883 formed a local G.A.R. post.  Much of the history of that post has been lost over time and now needs to be re-created through available resources, among those resources, the Harrisburg and other archived newspapers and the national Grand Army of the Republic […]

Some Brief Obituaries of Lykens Valley Area Civil War Veterans

| August 12, 2015

The following are some brief obituaries of three Lykens Valley area Civil War veterans as they appeared in local newspapers: —————————– From Harrisburg Telegraph, 20 December 1899: JOSEPH RITZMAN Funeral services were held this afternoon over the body of Joseph Ritzman, who died at his home in Wiconisco, Wednesday morning, after eight years of suffering […]