Norman Gasbarro | September 12, 2018
Civil War veteran Elias Sowers is also found in the records as Elias Souers. News articles refer to him as “The Railroad Preacher.” Elias Sowers died in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, on 29 September 1908, and is buried at the Charles Evans Cemetery at that place. His in-ground grave-marker notes that he was a Civil […]
Norman Gasbarro | September 10, 2018
Daniel Batdorf, sometimes spelled Baddorf, died on 24 March 1905. He is buried at the Calvary United Methodist Church Cemetery in Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. He was previously profiled here in a post on Civil War burials at the Calvary Cemetery: Daniel Batdorf (1841-1905). Also known as Baddorf and Batdorff. Served in the 173rd Pennsylvania […]
Norman Gasbarro | September 9, 2018
Aaron Bressler‘s name appears on the Lykens G.A.R. Monument as a Corporal from the Lykens area who never joined the Heilner G.A.R. Post at that place. Aaron Bressler was the son of John Bressler (1809-1886) and Susannah [Light] Bressler (1810-1875) and was born in Mifflin Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 27 November 1842. On 25 September […]
Norman Gasbarro | September 7, 2018
From the Harrisburg Telegraph of 5 March 1881, comes the following detailed story of the death (by suicide) of Civil War veteran Frederick Bellon: The Lykens Suicide The Lykens Register gives us the following particulars of the suicide in that place on Wednesday: “Frederick Bellon, a young unmarried man, who lived with his mother on […]
Norman Gasbarro | September 6, 2018
M. W. Bowers is named on the Millersburg Soldier Monument found at Market Square, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. M. W. Bowers has been found to be Michael W. Bowers who is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Millersburg. Above is the application for a government-provided headstone for his grave. Michael W. Bowers died on 20 April […]
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