Civil War veteran Elias Sowers is also found in the records as Elias Souers. News articles refer to him as “The Railroad Preacher.” Elias Sowers died in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, on 29 September 1908, and is buried at the Charles Evans Cemetery at that place. His in-ground grave-marker notes that he was a Civil […]
Daniel Batdorf, sometimes spelled Baddorf, died on 24 March 1905. He is buried at the Calvary United Methodist Church Cemetery in Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. He was previously profiled here in a post on Civil War burials at the Calvary Cemetery: Daniel Batdorf (1841-1905). Also known as Baddorf and Batdorff. Served in the 173rd Pennsylvania […]
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 […]
Benjamin Bixler, Civil War veteran, died on 18 April 1901 in Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. He is buried at St. Paul (Artz) Cemetery, Sacramento, Schuylkill County. His grave marker notes his service in Company G, 107th Pennsylvania Infantry. He was a private in that regiment, and according to the Veterans’ File Card from the […]
On 26 April 1861, after enrolling at Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, a shoemaker from Wiconisco, Levi Gable, was mustered into service in the 10th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company F, as a Private. At the time, he was 23 years old. Nothing much more is known about him except that he served his three month term of […]
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