The death of Conrad Zimmerman in Halifax, Dauphin County, on 22 October 1930, was widely reported in area newspapers because he was the last surviving member of a G.A.R. post that had disbanded. The portrait above was published in the Harrisburg Telegraph of 24 October 1930. What was not stated in any of the articles […]
The name William Williams appears on the Lykens G.A.R. Monument as a Private in the Civil War who joined the Heilner G.A.R. Post there after its organization. From the 1890 Veterans’ Census of Wiconisco, Dauphin County, there is a William Williams who claimed service in the 6th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company E, as a Private, with […]
Girardville is a small community in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, on Route 54, just east of Ashland. While it is not within the area specifically covered by the Civil War Research Project, the efforts of Schuylkill County researchers and historians to compile a list of those who served in the Civil War who had some connection […]
The obituary of William Marsh appeared in the Harrisburg Telegraph, 10 January 1922: William Martz, Aged 75, Dead at Williamstown Williamstown, Pennsylvania, 10 January 1922 — William Martz, aged 75, a veteran of the Civil War, died Sunday evening in his home on East Market Street. he is survived by his wife, Mrs. William Martz […]
The name Joseph Way appears on the Lykens G.A.R. Monument as a Civil War veterans who served as a Private, but did not join the Heilner Post. In attempting to determine Joseph Way‘s regiment and company of service, one card in the Pennsylvania Veterans’ Card File stood out as an excellent match (shown above, from […]
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