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Death & Funeral of Frank Reiner

A brick in the path leading to the Tower City Veterans’ Memorial at Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, recognizes the Civil War service of Frank Reiner (1842-1920). There is also an engraved metal plate on the memorial itself recognizing his Civil War service: During the war, Frank Reiner, who is also found in the records […]

December 2019 Posts

A listing of the December 2019 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Dr. Henry L. Orth – Superintendent of State Hospital for Insane Obituary & Funeral of Aaron Ossman of Hegins and Tremont Daniel A. Reisch – White Supremacist, 1866 Francis Asbury Awl – White Supremacist, 1866 Death & Funeral of Frank […]

Civil War Burials in St. Peter’s U.C.C. Cemetery, Reinerton (Part 3 of 3)

St. Peter’s United Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Reinerton, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.  To find the cemetery, travel south on Clarks Valley Road (Route 325) from the main street of Tower City which is called Grand  Avenue (Route 209).  At Deitrich Avenue, make a left turn and travel east.  The church and cemetery are […]

Tower City, Porter and Rush Township Civil War Veterans – Part 9

The Tower City Borough, Porter Township and Rush Township Veterans Memorial is located at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Cemetery which is located along Route 209 in Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.  It was the subject of a prior post on this blog on 30 December 2010. Within the glass cases on the monument are name […]

Veterans

Veterans of the Civil War identified as having some connection to the Lykens Valley area and included in the Civil War Research Project.   Updated 12 April 2011. ++++ Updated 19 April 2012. A Nicholas Adams (1843-1927)—- William Adams (18xx-xxxx) —- Joseph J. Alleman (1847-xxxx) —-William Alleman (1844-1894) —- John Allman (1838-xxxx) —- David Alspach (1839-1864) […]