Norman Gasbarro | June 3, 2016
When Elizabeth Imschweiler died in 1908, her obituary did not mention that she was the widow of a Civil War veteran, but it did contain information about Peter Imschweiler, who, according to Civil War veteran records, served in the 173rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, as a Sergeant. The obituary, which appeared in the Lebanon County […]
Norman Gasbarro | June 2, 2016
The following obituary appeared in the Harrisburg Telegraph, 8 March 1917: MRS. CLARA HARPER DIES Elizabethville, Pennsylvania, 8 March 1917 — Mrs. Clara Harper, widow of Frank Harper, a Civil War veteran, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Clayton B. Holtzman, in West Main Street, in West Main Street, on Tuesday, after a […]
Norman Gasbarro | June 1, 2016
When Samuel W. Sheesley died on 18 March 1917, similar obituaries appeared in the two main Harrisburg newspapers: SAMUEL W. SHEESLEY DEAD Samuel W. Sheesley, 81 years old, a veteran of the Civil War, died last night at the Polyclinic Hospital, at 8:30 o’clock. Funeral services will be held from the home of his son-in-law, […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 31, 2016
John Peter Crabb, Civil War veteran and native of Gratz, Pennsylvania, moved to Harrisburg after the Civil War, where he became a founder and Commander of Stevens Post No. 520, G.A.R. and was very active in Republican Party politics. He was previously profiled here, and last week a blog post told of a fair held […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 30, 2016
The following are some mishaps which occurred in 1917 involving Civil War veterans and their families. ————————— From the Harrisburg Telegraph, 14 March 1917: Stricken With Paralysis While Top of Tree Columbia, Pennsylvania, 14 March 1917 — William T. Strauss, Civil War veteran, and a former borough engineer, was stricken by apoplexy while on top […]
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