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53rd Pennsylvania Infantry – Pennsylvania Memorial at Gettysburg
Posted By Norman Gasbarro on March 15, 2011
(Part 10 of an ongoing series on the Battle of Gettysburg). Around the base of the Pennsylvania Memorial at Gettysburg are a series of plaques which, by regiment and company, note the names of every soldier who was present at the Battle of Gettysburg. This post will present the plaque recognizing the men who served in the 53rd Pennsylvania Infantry. By clicking on the plaque it should enlarge so the names can be more clearly read. Following the plaque is a list of the men who have thus far been identified as eligible for inclusion in this Civil War Research Project who, it is believed, served for a time in the 53rd Pennsylvania Infantry. Not all the names may appear on the Pennsylvania Memorial plaques. If a name does not appear, it could be that the soldier did serve in the 53rd Pennsylvania Infantry, but was not part of the regiment during its days at Gettysburg – or it could mean that the soldier was erroneous included in the 53rd Pennsylvania Infantry list. There could also be errors on the plaque. Readers are invited to submit comments about any names appearing below, or on the plaque, especially if they believe the soldier was from the Lykens Valley area and should be included in this study.
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Men from the Lykens Valley area who probably served in the 53rd Pennsylvania Infantry:
Ezra Cockill — John Devlin — Louis Tobias Heckard — Morris Meck — Thomas Nolan — Jeremiah H. Smith — Bennival Tschopp — Andrew Weir
Information for this post was taken from the files of the Civil War Research Project. A separate digital file is kept on each of the above-named men. Information is sought on any men from the Lykens Valley area who were soldiers or sailors during the Civil War.
William Numer is on this plaque. He was a 34 year old private in company C, from Huntingdon County, Penna.. He served in this unit before enlisting in Co. D of the 4th Penna. Cav. in 1865. His brother, George was a 45 year old substitute in Co. B of the 102nd Penna. Vol. Infantry. William and George were brothers of my 2nd Great Grandmother, Elizabeth Numer Goodman from Mill Creek, Penna..