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Obituary of Daniel Paul – 130th Pennsylvania Infantry

The obituary of Daniel Paul appeared in the Lykens Standard, 28 April 1911.  During the Civil War, he served as a Private in the 130th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H. DEATHS AND FUNERALS Daniel Paul, aged 67 years, died at the home of his niece, Mrs. Walter I. Bowman, on South Second Street [Lykens], shortly after […]

Monuments at Gettysburg – 30th Pennsylvania Infantry

The 30th Pennsylvania Infantry (1st Pennsylvania Reserves) Monument at Gettysburg is located south of Gettysburg on Ayres Avenue.  It was not dedicated by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania until 1890 and thus it was not pictured in the 1889 article that appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer. The picture of the monument is from Steve Recker’s Virtual […]

Capt. John K. McGann – The Elizabethville Echo Obituary

Previously on this blog, two posts featured Capt. John McGann (1835-1905), but neither included the obituary of his local newspaper, the Elizabethville Echo. See: Capt. John K. McGann – 17 August 2012. Obituary of John K. McGann of Enders – 23 November 2014. The following front-page tribute, including photo, was published by the Echo on […]

The Travels of Daniel Paul, 1911

During the Civil War, Daniel Paul served as a Private in the 130th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H.  After the Civil War, he moved to Michigan, but kept in touch with his Lykens Valley friends and relatives via correspondence to the editor of the Lykens newspaper. Three stories of the death and burial of Daniel Paul appeared […]

The Travels of Daniel Paul, 1910

During the Civil War, Daniel Paul served as a Private in the 130th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H.  After the Civil War, he moved to Michigan, but kept in touch with his Lykens Valley friends and relatives via correspondence to the editor of the Lykens newspaper. One results of that correspondence from the year 1910 is […]