Norman Gasbarro | November 28, 2018
James Dempsey, a Civil War veteran who served in the 48th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company F, as a Private, died on19 December 1905 in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. His obituary appeared in the Miners Journal, 21 December 1905: DEATH OF JAMES DEMPSEY James Dempsey Sr., of Glen Carbon, died on Monday morning after a long illness. Mr. […]
Norman Gasbarro | September 15, 2016
In the 1890 Census for Mable, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, a William Leasure was named for his service in the 48th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, as a Private, with the added comment, “This man in war four years.” The dates given for his service were, 18 April 1861 through 16 April 1864. However, in searching the […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 2, 2016
On 25 August 1865, David Muir, a mine superintendent who lived in Foster Township, was murdered near his home in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. A description of his death appeared in the Reading Times, 29 August 1865: MURDER — We learn that David Muir, a superintendent of the Forest Improvement Company, was murdered on Friday, on […]
Norman Gasbarro | June 14, 2013
Veterans of the Civil War identified as having some connection to the Lykens Valley area and included in the Civil War Research Project was last updated 19 April 2012. In a series of posts continuing intermittently until concluding in mid-June, a brief sketch of each of the new names added since then will be presented. […]
Norman Gasbarro | January 24, 2013
A death at the mines at Mahanoy City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, occurred on 7 November 1904. Though not reported as such in the brief notice that appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer, the man who was killed, Samuel Wesner, was a Civil War veteran. Car Off Track; Kills Man Special to The Inquirer MAHANOY CITY, Pennsylvania, […]
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