Norman Gasbarro | January 26, 2014
The war record of James B. Storey was spelled out in the notice of his death which appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer on 29 October 1889: MAJOR JAMES B. STOREY A Brave Sodier Who Earned Promotion in the War – His Record HARRISBURG, 28 October 1889 — Major James B. Storey, of the Auditor-General’s Department, […]
Norman Gasbarro | January 24, 2014
The name of Benjamin Huff appears on the Millersburg Soldier Monument, but very little is known about him other than some general information about his military record. According to information on the Pennsylvania Veterans’ Index Card, available from the Pennsylvania Archives, Benjamin Huff was 20 years old when he enrolled in the 7th Pennsylvania Reserves […]
Norman Gasbarro | January 18, 2014
Benjamin M. Frank (1844-1880), also found in the records as Benjamin M. Franke, served as Adjutant for the 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry during the Civil War. On 9 March 1865, Benjamin M. Frank enrolled and was mustered into service of the 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company K, as a 2nd Lieutenant, at Harrisburg. He was 5 foot, […]
Norman Gasbarro | January 14, 2014
Previously on this blog the story of Daniel Schaffner was presented. See: Daniel Schaffner, General Store Merchant. Early in his life, he learned the trade of store and tavern keeper in Gratz Borough. His Civil War service included the following: 36th Pennsylvania Infantry (Emergency of 1863), Company E, Private. served from 4 July 1863 through […]
Norman Gasbarro | January 12, 2014
In today’s post, William Leonard Steever (1839-1885) will be profiled. On the Millersburg Soldier Monument there are three Steever brothers who are honored as Civil War soldiers. Initially it was difficult to identify them as brothers and construct a genealogy. However, a biographical sketch was located of a younger brother, Aaron M. Steever, a pharmacist […]
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