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Dr. Isaac LeFever – Assistant Surgeon of the 76th Pennsylvania Infantry

| November 29, 2012

Dr. John Russel LeFever was born on 7 October 1860 in New Bloomfield, Perry County, Pennsylvania, the son of Civil War veteran, Dr. Isaac LeFever.  Dr. John R.LeFever at first studied medicine under his father but eventually completed his studies at the Hahnemann Medical College of Philadelphia in 1884.  Later that year, he located his […]

William H. Lebo – Carpenter and Farmer

| November 28, 2012

William H. Lebo (1841-1916) was a Civil War veteran from the Lykens Valley area who served in the 210th Pennsylvania Infantry in 1864 and 1865. The following information is from Captain Enders Legion, a book that was previously reviewed here on this blog and currently still available from the Enders Family Association: William H. Lebo […]

Jonathan R. McHargue – Served on Both Sides

| November 26, 2012

In Pleasant Hill Baptist Cemetery, Wilkes County, North Carolina, there lies buried a Union Army veteran of the Civil War, Jonathan R. McHargue, whose grave marker clearly indicates his service in the 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C.  In researching this soldier, it was quickly discovered that he was a North Carolinian by birth who first […]

Civil War Burials in St. Peter’s U.C.C. Cemetery, Reinerton (Part 3 of 3)

| November 25, 2012

St. Peter’s United Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Reinerton, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.  To find the cemetery, travel south on Clarks Valley Road (Route 325) from the main street of Tower City which is called Grand  Avenue (Route 209).  At Deitrich Avenue, make a left turn and travel east.  The church and cemetery are […]

Civil War Burials in St. Peter’s U.C.C. Cemetery, Reinerton (Part 2 of 3)

| November 24, 2012

St. Peter’s United Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Reinerton, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.  To find the cemetery, travel south on Clarks Valley Road (Route 325) from the main street of Tower City which is called Grand  Avenue (Route 209).  At Deitrich Avenue, make a left turn and travel east.  The church and cemetery are […]