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Obituary of Samuel H. Chubb – 192nd Pennsylvania Infantry

When Samuel H. Chubb died, an extensive notice of his death and funeral appeared in the Harrisburg Telegraph.  He was buried at the Long’s Cemetery, Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. From the Harrisburg Telegraph, 19 March 1901:   HALIFAX, 18 March [1901] — We regret to announce the death of Samuel Chubb, aged 65 years, an […]

Obituary of Joseph R. Shuler – 192nd Pennsylvania Infantry

Joseph Ritner Shuler was born on 28 July 1837 and died on 23 September 1910, in Liverpool, Perry County, Pennsyvlania.  He has a connection to Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in that he lived and worked there according to the 1880, 1890, and 1900 censuses.  Because of that connection, he is named on the Lykens G.A.R. […]

Henry Rishe – Blacksmith in the Lykens Valley

Henry Rishe, who served in the 192nd Pennsylvania Infantry during the Civil War, died at his son’s home in Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania, on 31 December 1904. However, he spent most of his life in the Lykens Valley area, and as can be seen by his obituary, was associated with several communities, including Tower City, […]

Daniel A. Reisch – White Supremacist, 1866

Daniel Reisch, Civil War veteran and one of the Charter Members of the Slocum G.A.R. Post at Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, died at Steelton, Dauphin County, on 27 November 1899. A brief obituary appeared in the Harrisburg Telegraph, 28 November 1899: This morning, after three month’s illness from Asthma, occurred the death of Daniel Reisch, […]

William A. Loomis – White Supremacist, 1866

A worn grave marker notes the burial place of William A. Loomis (1842-1900) at the Fairview Cemetery, Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania. At the grave is a G.A.R. star-flag holder. During the Civil War, Loomis served in the 192nd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, as a Private, and according to the Pension Index Card (above from Fold3), […]