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Civil War Blog

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John C. Herman – Tobacconist and Mayor of Harrisburg

During the Civil War, John C. Herman served in Company K, 130th Pennsylvania Infantry, as a Private.  He enrolled at York, York County, Pennsylvania, and was mustered into service in Harrisburg, 9 August 1862.  By 28 December 1862, he was sick from “hemorrhoids and rheumatism in the back” and was sent to a hospital in […]

They Served Honorably in Company H, 210th Pennsylvania Infantry

In the post today, the previously identified men who served honorably in the 210th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, will be noted.  These men all have some connection to the Lykens Valley area and the Civil War Research Project.  All the men are included in the present version of the Veterans List.  Many of these veterans […]

Gratz During the Civil War – Keiter-Snyder Property

The row of houses on the south side of Market Street in the first block east of Centre Street (formerly Chestnut Street) now appears as abandoned and partially boarded-up.  During the Civil War, this was the property of two Gratz businessmen, Philip W. Keiter and Cyrus Snyder.  The original buildings were built some time before […]

Honorable Discharges – 177th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I – Part 1

Today, the blog post will begin to feature members of the 177th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I, who served the full term of nine months and received honorable discharges on 5 August 1863.  The research results presented here are based on preliminary data gathering on each of the members of the company and searches for Pension […]

Gratz During the Civil War – Leopold Loeb House

This property, known as Lot #57 of the original Simon Gratz subdivision, was held by the heirs of Simon Gratz until 1844 when it was sold to Jacob Buffington (1801-1880) and Catherine [Schadle] Buffington (1807-1869), but they only kept the property until 1848 when they sold it to Leopold Loeb.  Loeb was the owner during […]