The 139th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument at Gettysburg is located north of Wheatfield Road, near the driveway to the John Weichert farm. It was dedicated in 1889 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The drawing of the monument pictured above is from a Philadelphia Inquirer article of 11 September 1889. A picture of the monument can be […]
The 39th Pennsylvania Infantry (10th Pennsylvania Reserves) Monument at Gettysburg is located south of Gettysburg on Confederate Avenue at the foot of Big Round Top. It was not ready for the Pennsylvania Day ceremonies of 1889 and therefore was dedicated in 1890. The view of the Monument pictured above is from Steven Recker’s Virtual Gettysburg […]
(Part 36 of an ongoing series on the Battle of Gettysburg). Around the base of the Pennsylvania Memorial at Gettysburg are a series of plaques which, by regiment and company, note the names of every soldier who was present at the Battle of Gettysburg. This post will present the plaque recognizing the men who served […]
William Minnich (or Minning as he was sometimes called), who died before the 1890 census was taken, was a member of the 39th Pennsylvania Infantry (Emergency of 1863), Company E. In the 1890 Census for Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, his widow, Regina Minnich reported his service: At this time, no other information has been found […]
During the Civil War, George Kliebenstein of Tremont served in the 39th Pennsylvania Infantry (Emergency of 1863), Company E, Private, from 30 June 1863 to 2 August 1863. He died in March 1895 and his obituary appeared in The West Schuylkill Press & Pine Grove Herald of Tremont, 16 March 1895 DEATH OF GEORGE KLIEBENSTEIN […]
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