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Who Was Henry S. Graver? – Named on Lykens G.A.R. Monument
Posted By Norman Gasbarro on March 14, 2019
Per the Pennsylvania Veterans’ File Card, shown above from the Pennsylvania Archives, on 16 June 1863 in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, a 19-year-old Henry Graver enrolled in the militia regiment 27th Pennsylvania Infantry (Emergency of 1863), Company I, as a Private, and three days later he was mustered into service at Harrisburg. Other resources indicate that the enrollment was specifically made in Frailey Township, Schuylkill County. Henry served the duration of the emergency and was discharged on 30 July 1863 when the emergency was over.
Information on Ancestry.com points to this being the same person as Henry S. Graver, or Graber, who was the son of Jonathan Graver (born about 1818) and Mary “Maria” [Belich] Graver (born about 1825). If so, he had at least seven known brothers and sisters.
Also, it appears that this is same person who is named on the Lykens G.A.R. Monument as Henry S. Graver, who as a Private, joined the Heilner Post in Lykens after its organization.
No pension record has been located for this individual, nor has anything been located in Lykens, Elizabethville, or West Schuylkill newspapers.
Additional information is sought about this veteran.
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