The 84th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument at Gettysburg is located south of the town of Gettysburg near the Pennsylvania Monument. It was dedicated by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1889. The drawing of the monument pictured above is from an article that appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer on 11 September 1889. For more information about this […]
(Part 64 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 […]
Did Lt. John S. Jury keep the pen that was used to sign the terms of surrender at Appomattox, Virginia, on 9 April 1865, and is that pen still in the possession of the Jury family today? On 25 June 1982, an interesting article appeared in The Progress, a newspaper covering Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. The […]
The name W. H. Meck appears on a 1866 petition supporting the white supremacist views of Heister Clymer in his bid to become Governor of Pennsylvania. During the Civil War, William H. Meck served in the 192nd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, as a Private, from 21 March 1865 to 24 August 1865, when he received […]
On 30 May 1901, the West Schuylkill Herald of Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, published a list entitled “Our Deceased Heroes,” in which soldier burials in area cemeteries were listed. All of the veterans named in the list were Civil War Veterans. Our Deceased Heroes Below will be found a list of the deceased soldiers […]
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