Benjamin Bixler, Civil War veteran, died on 18 April 1901 in Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. He is buried at St. Paul (Artz) Cemetery, Sacramento, Schuylkill County. His grave marker notes his service in Company G, 107th Pennsylvania Infantry. He was a private in that regiment, and according to the Veterans’ File Card from the […]
Dr. William H. Uhler, Civil War veteran, died on 30 August 1894 in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. He is buried at the Odd Fellows Cemetery (I.O.O.F.) in Lykens. along with his wife, Mary Jane [Martz] Uhler, who died in 1909. A brief death announcement appeared in the Harrisburg Telegraph on 31 August 1894: At his […]
Previously on this blog, the question was asked whether Martin Troutman who was listed as a deserter in 1863 from a Pennsylvania militia regiment, died in the war. That post produced two detailed responses. See: Did Martin Troutman Who Deserted in 1863 Die in the War? and comments following. The card above from the Pennsylvania […]
John Christian Steckley, who was born 17 November 1845, was briefly profiled here on 11 June 2013: John Christian Steckley (1845-1912) ——– 107th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I, Private (Mustered In 18 February 1862, Harrisburg – Mustered Out 8 March 1865). Enrolled: Hummelstown, Dauphin County. Captured as prisoner (POW) at Weldon Railroad and held prisoner from […]
The name of Isaac M. Spong was first introduced to the Civil War Research Project by inclusion in the Klingerstown Bicentennial Album, which stated that he served in the 107th Pennsylvania Infantry and was wounded at Dabney’s Mills, Virginia – and that he was buried in the St. Luke’s Parish Cemetery, Malta, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. […]
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