Norman Gasbarro | August 31, 2018
An undated post card view of East Cemetery Hill on the Gettysburg Battlefield, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. ______________________________ Image provided by Debby Rabold, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from a family collection.
Norman Gasbarro | August 30, 2018
On 30 May 1901, the West Schuylkill Herald of Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, published a list entitled “Our Deceased Heroes,” in which soldier burials in area cemeteries were listed. All of the veterans named in the list were Civil War Veterans. Our Deceased Heroes Below will be found a list of the deceased soldiers […]
Norman Gasbarro | August 29, 2018
An undated picture post card view of Little Round Top and the statue of Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren. Gettysburg Battlefield, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. ______________________________ Image provided by Debby Rabold, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from a family collection.
Norman Gasbarro | August 28, 2018
John Bixler was born about 1838, probably in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, the son of David Bixler (1817-1863) and his wife Anna [Wolfgang] Bixler (1821-1900). He died in 1866 and is buried at St. Andrew United Methodist Church Cemetery, Valley View, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. At about the age of 23, he enrolled on 19 August […]
Norman Gasbarro | August 27, 2018
William Bixler, sometimes found in the records as William S. Bixler or William H. Bixler, was born in 1839, in Jackson Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the son of John Bixler (1811-1863) and Sarah Catherine [Straw] Bixler (1812-1896). At his grave, which is located at Fairview Cemetery, Enders, Dauphin County, there is a G.A.R. star-flag holder. […]
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