Norman Gasbarro | August 6, 2018
A death certificate was filed in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, on 14 May 1915, for Samuel Bartlett. The cause of death was “unknown to jury either suicide or exhaustion – body was found with clothes burned off due to mountain fire.” The certificate, shown above from Ancestry.com, notes that Samuel Bartlett was a widowed, “colored” male […]
Norman Gasbarro | August 5, 2018
An undated picture post card view of the New York State Monument at the Gettysburg National Cemetery, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. ______________________________ Image provided by Debby Rabold, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from a family collection.
Norman Gasbarro | August 4, 2018
A listing of the July 2018 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Isaac J. Neagley – Millersburg Photographer May 2018 Posts June 2018 Posts The Travels of Daniel Paul, 1910 Levi Gable of Lykens-Wiconisco – Served in 3 Regiments? The Travels of Daniel Paul, 1911 George N. Aumiller – Left Estate in […]
Norman Gasbarro | August 3, 2018
At the time of the Civil War, John H. Shammo served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company E. He was born at Halifax, 22 January 1839, the son of John Shammo (1786-1870) and Sarah [Reinhoehl] Shammo (1786-1870). According to information available from the Pennsylvania Archives, John H. Shammo enrolled at Halifax, […]
Norman Gasbarro | August 2, 2018
John Bower is buried at the Dayton National Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. He died at the Soldiers’ Home in Dayton on 27 June 1909. On his stone in the cemetery, his regiment and company are noted – 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company A. On 19 August, a 23 year-old John Bower enrolled at Schuylkill County […]
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