The focus in the blog post today is on those men who were drafted into Company I of the 177th Pennsylvania Infantry and subsequently deserted. To determine which men deserted, the roll of the company was examined. Company rolls are found at the Pennsylvania Archives. The roll of this company can be found on-line as […]
In the post yesterday, the strange occurrence of the discharge of all thirteen Columbia County draftees in Company I of the 177th Pennsylvania Infantry on Surgeon’s Certificates of Disability was revealed. Today the other twelve draftees who were discharged for the same reason will be noted. Eleven were from Dauphin County and one was from […]
The house on Lots #93 and #95 at the most western end of Gratz was one of the newest houses in Gratz at the time of the Civil War. One of the first owners of the property was William Weidel, a potter. He and his brother George Weidel (1784-1856) , also a potter, were early […]
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