Henry Rishe, who served in the 192nd Pennsylvania Infantry during the Civil War, died at his son’s home in Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania, on 31 December 1904. However, he spent most of his life in the Lykens Valley area, and as can be seen by his obituary, was associated with several communities, including Tower City, […]
The obituary of Henry Rishe appeared in the Altoona Tribune [Blair County, Pennsylvania], 2 January 1905: Henry Rishe At 4:55 o’clock Saturday afternoon Henry Rishe of Tower City, Pennsylvania, died at the home of his son, F. O. Rishe, 310 Third Avenue, of paralysis, with which he was stricken on last Thursday. He came to […]
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 […]
This post attempts to identify those Civil War veterans who have been included in the Civil War Research Project for whom some record has been obtained of their residency in one of the many Old Soldiers’ Homes that were found throughout the country – operated by the federal government as well as the state government. For […]
Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, is located south of Grand Avenue (Route 209) in Tower City. To locate the cemetery from Grand Avenue, turn south on 4th Street and continue across the bridge over the Wiconisco Creek and the street becomes Greenwood Road. The cemetery is on the right just after the road […]
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