Norman Gasbarro | May 30, 2018
During the Civil War, Daniel Paul served as a Private in the 130th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H. After the Civil War, he moved to Michigan, but kept in touch with his Lykens Valley friends and relatives via correspondence to the editor of the Lykens newspaper. Three results of that correspondence from the year 1902 are […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 28, 2018
Today’s post attempts to sort out the differences between the two men from the Lykens Valley named Emanuel Matter, both of whom were Civil War soldiers. Since research is on-going on these men, it is possible that there is still some co-mingling of information. Readers are urged to provide facts and sources which may add […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 23, 2018
William Adams, who served in Luther’s Unassigned Drafted Militia, Company B, during the Civil War, died on 31 March 1914. The obituary of William Adams appeared in the West Schuylkill Herald, 3 April 1914: ANOTHER VETERAN ANSWERS LAST ROLL CALLED William Adams, aged 72 years, a well known farmer and Civil War veteran, died […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 11, 2018
The obituary of William Young of Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, appeared in the Lykens Standard, 16 July 1915. During the Civil War, Young served in the 48th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company B, as a Private, from 21 February 1964 through his honorable discharge on 20 July 1865. DEATH OF OLD SOLDIER William Young Had Served in […]
Norman Gasbarro | April 18, 2018
The obituary of Daniel Paul appeared in the Lykens Standard, 28 April 1911. During the Civil War, he served as a Private in the 130th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H. DEATHS AND FUNERALS Daniel Paul, aged 67 years, died at the home of his niece, Mrs. Walter I. Bowman, on South Second Street [Lykens], shortly after […]
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