During the Civil War, Godfrey Sammet, served in the 192nd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, as a 2nd Lieutenant. He was a tailor from Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. According to military records, he was mustered into service on 2 March 1865 and honorably discharged on 24 August 1865. Godfrey Sammet was born in Germany on 22 […]
An interesting story appeared in the Harrisburg Telegraph, 18 August 1913, about Civil War veteran, Godfey Sammet: GROUND BROKEN FOR NEW HIGH SCHOOL Halifax’s Oldest Citizen Starts Boyer Memorial Building with Informal Ceremonies Halifax, Pennsylvania, 18 August 1913 – Ground for the new Boyer Memorial High School building to be erected by the local school […]
In 2016, the Halifax Area Historical Society published a photo (above) taken in 1910 of members of the G.A.R. Post #523 of Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in its book on the History of Halifax Shoe Companies. That photo is different than the one previously published in which a group of unidentified members of the same […]
A listing of the July 2018 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Isaac J. Neagley – Millersburg Photographer May 2018 Posts June 2018 Posts The Travels of Daniel Paul, 1910 Levi Gable of Lykens-Wiconisco – Served in 3 Regiments? The Travels of Daniel Paul, 1911 George N. Aumiller – Left Estate in […]
A listing of the June 2017 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: William Reinberger – Farmer of Halifax Township May 2017 Posts John E. Roberts – Killed in Virginia, 1862 Lykens Valley Pastor Was Ku Klux Klan Leader Who Was Michael Renner & What Happened to Him? Ku Klux Klan Rally in […]
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