Norman Gasbarro | April 5, 2019
A listing of the March 2019 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Joseph Gee of Donaldson – Died “Unwept, Unhonored, & Unsung,” 1902 January 2019 Posts Obituary of Levi S. Adams of Tremont, 1911 February 2019 Posts Mrs. Comuskey of Williamstown Who Was Henry S. Graver? – Named on Lykens G.A.R. Monument […]
Norman Gasbarro | April 3, 2019
On 25 July 1881, the Harrisburg Daily Independent published an article entitled “Trying to Beat Uncle Sam,” in which it described the failed effort of James M. Hart, of Lykens, to provide fraudulent evidence to obtain a Civil War pension. TRYING TO BEAT UNCLE SAM The Man Arrested by Detective Hoopes Held for Court Detective […]
Norman Gasbarro | April 1, 2019
According to information found in the 1890 Civil War Soldiers’ Census for Curtin, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Line #19, there was a “Henry H. Harrison” living there who served as a Private in Company I of the 177th Pennsylvania Infantry (Drafted), for 9 months and 5 days. No person by that name has been found in […]
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