Nicholas Adams, who served in the 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company A, as a Private during the Civil War, died on 16 September 1927. His obituary appeared in the Lykens Standard, 23 September 1927: NICHOLAS ADAMS WILLIAMSTOWN, 22 September 1927 — Nicholas Adams, aged 84 years, 4 months and 26 days, died at the home […]
Henry Barry Miller was born on 1 October 1840 and died on 5 April 1923. He is buried at the Arlington Cemetery, Upper Darby, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and at the grave site, there is a bronze emblem designating his Civil War service. Records show that at the time he enlisted, he was a resident of […]
Today’s post features an 1895 history of a Civil War regiment formed of men including Henry M. Kieffer, who was living in Killinger, Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, in 1860, and was the son of Dr. Ephraim Kieffer, a pastor of St. David’s Reformed Church in that place during most of the years of the […]
The 150th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument at Gettysburg is located west of the town of Gettysburg on Stone Avenue. It was dedicated in 1889 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and is the second monument to this regiment at Gettysburg; the first monument is located on Hancock Avenue and was dedicated in 1888 by the regiment’s survivors. […]
On 1 April 1872, Edward Thomas of Gratz, was killed at the colliery at Short Mountain, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, by a “fall of rock.” His body was recovered and he was buried at Gratz Union Cemetery (then called Simeon’s Cemetery). He was exactly 32 years old at the time of his death. A G.A.R. star-flag […]
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