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Who Was John L. Miller Who Died in Wiconisco in 1918?

In researching Civil War veteran John L. Miller, who served in the 173rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company F, as a Corporal, a Pension Index Card was located at Fold3 (shown above), that indicated that he died at Wiconisco, 31 December 1918. The Military Index Card, also from Fold3, confirms the service of John L. Miller in […]

Henry Grimm – Dies in July 1911 & Widow Dies 4 Days Later

Henry R. Grimm (1835-1911), Civil War veteran, is buried in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. His death was reported in the Lykens Standard, 14 July 1911: DEATHS AND FUNERALS After an illness of two years of arteritis, during all of which time he was confined to a large reclining chair, Henry Grimm […]

Obituary of Levi S. Adams of Tremont, 1911

On 19 August 1911, the obituary of Levi S. Adams appeared in the West Schuylkill Press and Pine Grove Herald: Levi Adams, an old and highly respected citizen of Spring Street, died suddenly of heart trouble at 4 o’clock on Sunday morning, aged 72 years. Mr. Adams was a veteran of the Civil War and […]

January 2019 Posts

A listing of the January 2019 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Benjamin Franklin Enterline – 173rd Pennsylvania Infantry December 2018 Posts 4 Lykens Printers Went to War – Only 1 Returned Obituary of Elias Etzweiler Death of Henry Culbert & Suicide of His Son Thomas B. Evans – Cavalryman – Died […]

Death of Riley Bressler, 1899

When Riley Bressler died on 7 December 1899, two local newspapers published lengthy obituaries of him. The West Schuylkill Herald of Tower City, Schuylkill County, said the following in its 14 December 1899 edition: DEATH OF RILEY BRESSLER Riley Bressler who’s serious illness we mentioned in last week’s issue, passed peacefully away at about 1 […]