Norman Gasbarro | August 28, 2012
Isaac Lyter (1844-1912) was previously featured here as part of a series of posts on the Halifax Bank robbery. The following biographical sketch is from the Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, published in 1896 by J. M. Runk and Company of Chambersburg. While it sheds little light on his military service, additional interesting information is […]
Norman Gasbarro | August 26, 2012
The Civil War Research Project has just received the complete pension application files for two Civil War veterans of the Bressler family: Adam Bressler and Daniel Bressler. The papers, as obtained from the National Archives, were given to the Society by a descendant who done extensive research on the Bressler family and its Civil War […]
Norman Gasbarro | August 23, 2012
The Halifax United Methodist Church Cemetery is located at the corner of Rise Street and Wind Hill Drive in Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The graves of twenty Civil War veterans are easily located in this cemetery. A prior post described the cemetery and showed old maps with its location noted. Today, Part 5 of a […]
Norman Gasbarro | August 22, 2012
The Halifax United Methodist Church Cemetery is located at the corner of Rise Street and Wind Hill Drive in Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The graves of twenty Civil War veterans are easily located in this cemetery. A prior post described the cemetery and showed old maps with its location noted. Today, Part 4 of a […]
Norman Gasbarro | August 21, 2012
The Halifax United Methodist Church Cemetery is located at the corner of Rise Street and Wind Hill Drive in Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The graves of twenty Civil War veterans are easily located in this cemetery. A prior post described the cemetery and showed old maps with its location noted. Today, Part 3 of a […]
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