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Josiah Welker – Veteran Died of Blood Poisoning in 1926

| October 7, 2019

On 14 May 1926, Josiah Welker died. He was a Civil War veteran. His burial place is the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Middle Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The obituary of Josiah Welker appeared in the Harrisburg Telegraph of 15 May 1926: AGED VETERAN OF CIVIL WAR DIES Joshua Welker Victim of Blood Poisoning at Lewistown […]

September 2019 Posts

| October 4, 2019

A listing of the September 2019 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: John Culp – 172nd Pennsylvania Infantry August 2019 Posts Lorenzo Michael – Another Millersburger Ignored by Millersburg Charles Henry Laudenslager of Lykens Obituary of Patrick J. Martin, 1906 Obituary of Henry Knauber – Hotel Operator of Newtown Death of Peter […]

William H. Michaels – 157th Pennsylvania Infantry

| October 2, 2019

William H. Michaeldied on 6 May 1911 and is buried at Seybert’s Cemetery, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The inscription on his grave marker notes that he served in an unassigned company of the 157th Pennsylvania Infantry. Information on his service is can also be found in the 1890 Veterans’ Census where the same military information […]