Norman Gasbarro | September 8, 2013
The obituary of Samuel Byerly appeared in a local newspaper in late February 1923. It was followed by a brief story indicating that two of the last surviving veterans of Company E of the 131st Pennsylvania Infantry died within a week of each other – Samuel Byerly and Saul Shipman: SAMUEL BYERLY, VETERAN SUNBURY MERCHANT […]
Norman Gasbarro | September 6, 2013
The obituary of Joseph M. Johnson who died in 1923 at the home of his daughter in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, clears up the mystery of why he was reported as killed in action at the Po River. He is also the same J. M. Johnson whose name appears on the Millersburg Monument. During the […]
Norman Gasbarro | September 4, 2013
A listing of the August 2013 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Grandsons of Civil War Veteran Josiah Hand Killed in East Brookside Mine Disaster July 2013 Posts Henry B. Longsdorf – Teacher, Railroad Track Foreman, and Newspaper Contributor Amanda B. Hepler – Widow of Isaac Hepler Can You Run More About […]
Norman Gasbarro | September 2, 2013
John Ritz (1848-1932) is buried at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. At his grave site is a G.A.R. star and flag holder and his stone notes his service in Company C of the 69th Pennsylvania Infantry. John Ritz died on 2 July 1932 at the age of 84 years, 2 months, 28 days […]
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