Norman Gasbarro | January 19, 2015
During the Civil War, William C. Mills saw both infantry service and naval service, but it is for his naval service that he was most remembered. His name appears on the Millersburg Soldier Monument (plaque shown above) as W. C. Mills. When William C. Mills died on 21 September 1916, the obituary which appeared in […]
Norman Gasbarro | January 16, 2015
Previously on this blog, the story of Daniel P. Reigle (1841-1917) was given in a post entitled Daniel P. Reigle – 87th Pennsylvania Infantry – Medal of Honor. The post was part of a series on members of the Reigle (or Riegle, Regal, Riegel, Reigel, etc.) family who served in the Civil War. Of all […]
Norman Gasbarro | January 15, 2015
An obituary of James W. Johnson which appeared in the Harrisburg Patriot on 18 June 1910 gave the following information: Dead At Ripe Old Age of 106 Scranton, Pennsylvania, 17 June 1910 — James W. Johnson, colored, who was reputed to be 106 years old, died last night at his home in Winton. He was […]
Norman Gasbarro | January 14, 2015
Today’s post is the fourth in the series of photographs of the Civil War veteran graves at Oak Hill Cemetery, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It features the grave markers of ten soldiers about whom research is ongoing. To determine the extent to which each soldier’s information has been posted on this blog, click on the […]
Norman Gasbarro | January 9, 2015
CARSONVILLE MERCHANT DIES OF APOPLEXY Elizabethville, 19 July 1917 —Alexander McLaughlin, a Civil War veteran who for many years conducted the general store and post office at Carsonville, died at his home here this afternoon at 4:30 p.m., following a stroke of paralysis. He was 76 years of age. He is survived by three sons, […]
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