Norman Gasbarro | October 21, 2016
John Peters was born in Ulster County, New York, but when the time came to serve in the Civil War, he was in Philadelphia, and it was there that he enrolled in the 115th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I, as a Sergeant, on 9 April 1862. Supposedly, he was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant on 26 January […]
Norman Gasbarro | October 14, 2016
In the Memorial Book of the Otterbein Church of the United Brethren of Christ, Lykens Borough, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the following tribute is recorded: Brother Nathaniel Charles Lehman was born 12 September 1844 at Berrysburg, Pennsylvania, and died in Lykens, Pennsylvania, 5 March 1918, age 73 years, 5 months and 23 days. He was married […]
Norman Gasbarro | October 10, 2016
On 29 January 1863, according to the U.S. Register of Deaths of Volunteers, James Ferguson, a Sergeant of the 142nd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company D, died at the Stanton General Hospital, Washington, D.C., of “vulnus sclopet,” an abbreviation of the Latin term, vulnus sclopeticum, for “gunshot wound.” The treating surgeon who verified the death was John […]
Norman Gasbarro | September 23, 2016
Amos Rumberger died on 21 June 1892. He is buried at the Church of God Cemetery in Valley View, Hegins Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. His stone identifies him as a Civil War veteran of the 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry, and at his grave is an appropriate bronze G.A.R. star-flag holder. Amos Rumberger was born in Lykens […]
Norman Gasbarro | September 12, 2016
The St. Paul United Church of Christ is located in Sacramento, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It is also known as the “Artz Church.” During the Civil War it was a union church serving both Lutheran and Reformed congregations. A transcription of the church records, which cover the period from 1839 to 1912, was made in […]
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