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Obituaries of Michael Messner – Veteran from Pillow

Michael Messner, a Civil War veteran from Pillow, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was born on 3 October 1942 and died 11 June 1917. He is buried at the Union Cemetery in Jordan Township (near Pillow), Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. At his grave is a G.A.R. marker-flag holder. His obituary appeared in several newspapers, including the following: From […]

Obituary of Elias Etzweiler

The obituary of Elias Etzweiler appeared in the Elizabethville Echo, 15 April 1909: Elias Etzweiler At about 6 o’clock on Good Friday evening, April 9th, Elias Etzweiler, approaching the close of four score years, breathed his last.  He had been making his home for some years with his sister, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fawber, in […]

Update on Joseph Ehrhart of Tower City

Previously on this blog, Joseph Ehrhart, also known as Joseph Erhart was briefly profiled as part of a series on veterans of Tower City, Porter Township and Rush Township: JOSEPH ERHART (1836-1900) is also found as Joseph Ehrhart.  He served in the 208th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company A, as a Private.  In the 1890 Census, he […]

Deceased Soldiers List from West Schuylkill Herald, 1901

On 30 May 1901, the West Schuylkill Herald of Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, published a list entitled “Our Deceased Heroes,” in which soldier burials in area cemeteries were listed.  All of the veterans named in the list were Civil War Veterans. Our Deceased Heroes Below will be found a list of the deceased soldiers […]

July 2018 Posts

A listing of the July 2018 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Isaac J. Neagley – Millersburg Photographer May 2018 Posts June 2018 Posts The Travels of Daniel Paul, 1910 Levi Gable of Lykens-Wiconisco – Served in 3 Regiments? The Travels of Daniel Paul, 1911 George N. Aumiller – Left Estate in […]