The 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry Monument at Gettysburg is located northwest of the town of Gettysburg on Buford Avenue. It was dedicated in 1889 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The drawing of the monument (above) is from the Philadelphia Inquirer, 11 September 1889. A picture of the monument can be seen on Stephen Recker’s Virtual Gettysburg […]
(Part 17 of an ongoing series on the Battle of Gettysburg). Around the base of the Pennsylvania Memorial at Gettysburg are a series of plaques which, by regiment and company, note the names of every soldier who was present at the Battle of Gettysburg. This post will present the plaque recognizing the men who served […]
Henry Rissinger was born 25 March 1845, the son of David Rissinger and Lovena Rissinger. During the Civil War he served in the 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company A, as a Private, from 19 February 1864 through 19 May 1865. He married Mary Garverich and with her had at least eight known children. Henry died on […]
Edward Lawler, who was born in Ireland about October 1844, was living in Donaldson, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, at the time of the Civil War. At that place he enrolled in the 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry , Company F, as a Private on 21 October 1961. He served honorably in that regiment and company and was discharged […]
A listing of the March 2019 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Joseph Gee of Donaldson – Died “Unwept, Unhonored, & Unsung,” 1902 January 2019 Posts Obituary of Levi S. Adams of Tremont, 1911 February 2019 Posts Mrs. Comuskey of Williamstown Who Was Henry S. Graver? – Named on Lykens G.A.R. Monument […]
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