Norman Gasbarro | February 28, 2018
Girardville is a small community in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, on Route 54, just east of Ashland. While it is not within the area specifically covered by the Civil War Research Project, the efforts of Schuylkill County researchers and historians to compile a list of those who served in the Civil War who had some connection […]
Norman Gasbarro | February 7, 2018
William Romberger was born some time between June 1827 and May 1828 in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the son of Jacob Romberger (1806-1864) and Margaretha Rebecca [Conrad] Romberger (1810-1878). It is believed that he died about 22 November 1862 by drowning in the Susquehanna River near Harrisburg. Supposedly his intention in leaving Camp Curtin […]
Norman Gasbarro | February 2, 2018
The obituary of William Marsh appeared in the Harrisburg Telegraph, 10 January 1922: William Martz, Aged 75, Dead at Williamstown Williamstown, Pennsylvania, 10 January 1922 — William Martz, aged 75, a veteran of the Civil War, died Sunday evening in his home on East Market Street. he is survived by his wife, Mrs. William Martz […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 1, 2017
The obituary of Civil War veteran John J. Tobias, who was born near Donaldson, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, appeared in the Mount Carmel Item, 19 February 1935: J. J. TOBIAS, CIVIL WAR VETERAN, DIES DUE TO INFIRMITIES Defender of the Union Answers “Taps” After Being Bedfast a Week; Military Funeral To Be Held on Friday Afternoon […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 22, 2017
Mathew A. Taylor, who was born in Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, died in New Virginia, Warren County, Iowa, on 21 December 1926. He was a Civil War veteran and his name appears in the list of veterans from the Halifax, Pennsylvania area. The portrait of him in his Civil War uniform is from a family […]
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