Norman Gasbarro | July 21, 2018
Alfred Ayers, sometimes spelled Ayres, was born in 1841, in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, the son of Abram Ayers (1811-1879) and Anna [Russell] Ayers (1815-1888). At the time of the Civil War, he enrolled in the 129th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company G, at Ashland, Schuylkill County, and was mustered into service as a Private on 13 August […]
Norman Gasbarro | July 20, 2018
Samuel Perry Auchmuty, also known as Simon P. Auchmuty, died on 10 November 1884 and is buried at the Oak Hill Cemetery, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in the family plot., and his wife, Jane Elizabeth [Link] Auchmuty (1837-1905), was later buried next to him. The Auchmuty’s had at least four known children. During the Civil […]
Norman Gasbarro | July 19, 2018
John Armstrong, about 41 years old, enrolled on 22 July 1863, at Philadelphia, in the 3rd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery, Battery F, as a Private. He was mustered into service on the same day at the same place. The record from the Pennsylvania Archives (shown above), indicates that he was discharged on 18 May 1864 on […]
Norman Gasbarro | July 18, 2018
During the Civil War, Godfrey Sammet, served in the 192nd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, as a 2nd Lieutenant. He was a tailor from Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. According to military records, he was mustered into service on 2 March 1865 and honorably discharged on 24 August 1865. Godfrey Sammet was born in Germany on 22 […]
Norman Gasbarro | July 17, 2018
This post calls attention to a records collection now available on Ancestry.com. That records collection is of claims submitted by Pennsylvania residents for recompense for damages caused by the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Ancestry gives the following background information and describes what could be found in the records: Pennsylvania and Maryland bore […]
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