Norman Gasbarro | September 18, 2018
Franklin Bressler was born in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, about 8 February 1847, the son of Joseph Bressler and Elizabeth [Clark] Bressler. During the Civil War, at age 18 on 29 February 1864, he enrolled in the 50th Pennsylvania Infantry at Pottsville and on the same day was mustered into service in Company A as a […]
Norman Gasbarro | September 17, 2018
Martin Bressler was born 2 July 1847 in Frailey Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, the son of Michael Bressler (1817-1895) and Lydia [Reed] Bressler (1822-1904). As shown on the Veterans’ File Card, above, from the Pennsylvania Archives, he enrolled on 29 February 1864 at Pottsville in the 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company A, which was heavily populated […]
Norman Gasbarro | September 16, 2018
Previously on this blog, it was noted that Thomas Williams, a mulatto, was one of the first to volunteer as a soldier from Girardville, Schuylkill County: In his compilation of articles on the History of Pottsville and Schuylkill County, Joseph H. Zerbey provided the following about the Girardville volunteers…. The first contingent from Girardville included: […]
Norman Gasbarro | September 15, 2018
In 1902 when the Annual Encampment of The G.A.R. took place in October 1902 in Washington, D.C., Henry C. Bowman was 66 years old and recently retired from his position of lamplighter of Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The annual national encampments drew Civil War veterans from all over the country and were usually well-documented in […]
Norman Gasbarro | September 13, 2018
The Press Herald of Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, on 13 November 1891 reported the death of John Sattizahn: John Sattizahn, who resided at Pleasant Valley, and who was running a small saw mill, fell over and instantly —died while at work, on the mill on Saturday. He was about 70 years of age, and […]
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