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The Enty Family in the Civil War (Part 2 of 4)

The earliest member of the Enty family to settle in the area near the Lykens Valley appears to be Tobias Enty, who according to some researchers on Ancestry.com, was born around 1762 in Haiti and emigrated to the United States some time before 1800.  However, no sources have been found that confirm any of this […]

The Enty Family in the Civil War (Part 1 of 4)

The earliest member of the Enty family to settle in the area near the Lykens Valley appears to be Tobias Enty, who according to some researchers on Ancestry.com, was born around 1762 in Haiti and emigrated to the United States some time before 1800.  However, no sources have been found that confirm any of this […]

January 2013 Posts

A listing of the January 2013 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Looking Ahead in the New Year, 2013 Mahlon Shaaber – Tallest Soldier of the Civil War White House of the Confederacy, Richmond, Virginia John Arnts – Father of Gratz Creamery Owner December 2012 Posts The Gettysburg Address Blog Review: The […]

John C. Herman – Tobacconist and Mayor of Harrisburg

During the Civil War, John C. Herman served in Company K, 130th Pennsylvania Infantry, as a Private.  He enrolled at York, York County, Pennsylvania, and was mustered into service in Harrisburg, 9 August 1862.  By 28 December 1862, he was sick from “hemorrhoids and rheumatism in the back” and was sent to a hospital in […]

Octavius V. Catto

The story of Octavius Valentine Catto (1839-1871) gives researchers an interesting opportunity to connect the events of his life with major events in Pennsylvania – and in particular with members of the Gratz family in Philadelphia and events that were happening in Gratz Borough, Dauphin County.  Octavius Catto was the son of a former slave […]