Norman Gasbarro | June 15, 2012
In researching the veterans of the 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, it is quickly noted that there are two men named John Seifert. One served in Company A and one served in Company C. —————————— JOHN H. SEIFERT (1846-1891) – Company A John H. Seifert was a miner from Schuylkill County who was 18 years old when […]
Norman Gasbarro | June 14, 2012
Although National Flag Day was not officially recognized by the federal government until Congress established it in 1949, earlier celebrations are worth noting. June 14, 1777, was the date the Second Continental Congress adopted the flag of the United States. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson, by proclamation, named June 14 as “Flag Day.” Although the […]
Norman Gasbarro | June 13, 2012
There are four men named John Smith who served in the 50th Pennsylvania Infantry during the Civil War. Two of them have a known connection to the Lykens Valley area. Having such a common name as “John Smith” makes separating them difficult and finding information about them even more difficult. The information presented in this […]
Norman Gasbarro | June 12, 2012
Two unusual circumstances at the time of discharge have been found in the records of the 50th Pennsylvania Infantry. George W. Cake, who served as a Corporal in the regiment’s Company C, was “absent in arrest at muster out” in July 1865. Daniel H. Snyder, who was Sergeant in Company B, was dismissed by […]
Norman Gasbarro | June 11, 2012
Azariah Umberger, who died on 15 October 1895, and is buried in Dauphin Cemetery, Dauphin Borough, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was a Civil War veteran of the 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company B, who served as Private during the last year of the war. Not much is known about Azariah’s early background except that he was probably […]
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