Norman Gasbarro | February 12, 2016
One piece of information, a picture of a grave marker, has led to the solving of a mystery about a name found on the Tower City Veterans’ Memorial. As a result of finding the picture, much more is now known about Adam Hand, a Civil War veteran from the Tower City area. In a 28 […]
Norman Gasbarro | February 10, 2016
A brief description of the service Benjamin Hartzog was given here on this blog on 24 April 2012 when he was added to the Civil War Research Project. Benjamin Hartzog (1843-xxxx), a resident of Donaldson, Schuylkill County, was a laborer who enlisted in the 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company A, as a Private. After the war […]
Norman Gasbarro | February 8, 2016
In the 1967 published list of Civil War veterans from the Elizabethville, Dauphin County, the name of Jacob Swab appears. In researching this soldier, it is now known that there were actually two persons of this name, one found in the records as Jacob Swab and the other found as Jacob W. Swab. ——————————— JACOB […]
Norman Gasbarro | February 3, 2016
Philip C. Swab is buried at the Maple Grove Cemetery in Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. During the Civil War, he served in the 208th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company A, as a Private. He was mustered into service on 30 August 1864 and honorably discharged on 1 June 1865. In 1870, Swab was a retail dry goods […]
Norman Gasbarro | January 29, 2016
During the Civil War, Joseph W. Knouff served in Company H of the 130th Pennsylvania Infantry, for nine months. He died on 10 April 1902 and is buried at the Fairview Cemetery in Enders, Dauphin County. On 21 July 1890, Joseph W. Knouff applied for a disability pension, which, according to the Pension Index Card […]
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