A listing of the February 2017 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Edward B. Martz – 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry Henry A. Martz – Lifelong Railroad Man, Served in 127th Pennsylvania Infantry January 2017 Posts Harry M. Kieffer’s Recollections – Deciding to Go to War Harry M. Kieffer’s Recollections – Camp Curtin Harry […]
Joseph H.Miller died on 23 Apr 1910 and is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. On the day of his death, the Harrisburg Telegraph published his obituary: Aged Veteran Dies at Millersburg Home Special to the Telegraph Millersburg, 23 April 1910 — Joseph Miller, a veteran of the Civil War, died at […]
Henry Lebo was first identified as a Civil War veteran through a brief statement found on page 328 of the Gratz history: “Henry [Lebo] b 1841, killed while serving in the Civil War.” Henry was the youngest son of George Lebo (1790-1844) and his second wife Lydia. Three Pennsylvania Veterans’ Index Cards were located at […]
On 4 October 1913, the headline in the Harrisburg Telegraph read: “Emanuel Lehman and His Flower Bed.” A photo and the story followed: Lykens, Pennsylvania, 4 October 1913 — The above is a picture of Emanuel Lehman, of Lykens, who was recently elected to the office of Sunday School Treasurer of the United Brethren Church […]
Jacob Keener, son of Jacob Keener (1823-1902) and Barbara [Weltmer] Keener (1822-1901) enrolled in the 127th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company D, as a Private, in Harrisburg, on 7 August 1862. He gave his age as 19, his occupation as farmer, and his residence as Lykens. He is one of many Civil War veterans who at one […]
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