Norman Gasbarro | October 13, 2017
George H. Troutman was born in 1819 and died in 1885, probably at the home of his daughter in Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. He is buried at St. Luke’s Parish Cemetery, Malta, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Previously on this blog a query was made about the George Troutman who served in the 177th Pennsylvania […]
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Tags: Malta, Millersburg, Tower City, Upper Paxton Township
Norman Gasbarro | August 18, 2017
The name of Isaac M. Spong was first introduced to the Civil War Research Project by inclusion in the Klingerstown Bicentennial Album, which stated that he served in the 107th Pennsylvania Infantry and was wounded at Dabney’s Mills, Virginia – and that he was buried in the St. Luke’s Parish Cemetery, Malta, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. […]
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Tags: Klingerstown, Malta
Norman Gasbarro | July 31, 2017
Isaac Snoke was born 2 May 1826 and at the time of the Civil War, he enrolled in and honorably served in the 107th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company D, as a Private. The record card, shown above from the Pennsylvania Archives, notes that he was mustered into service on 24 January 1862 at Harrisburg, and was […]
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Tags: African Amercan, G.A.R., Malta, Millersburg, Upper Paxton Townhip
Norman Gasbarro | July 14, 2017
Joel Shearer died on 9 November 1882 and is buried at St. Luke’s Parish Cemetery, Malta, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. At his grave, there is a G.A.R. star-flag holder. However, no regiment or company has been located in which he served. And, there is nothing on the grave marker itself to indicate that he served. According […]
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Tags: G.A.R., Malta, Millersburg, Tower City, Upper Paxton Township
Norman Gasbarro | June 3, 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. […]
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Tags: Dalmatia, Erdman, Fisherville, Hickory Corners, Jordan Township, Klingerston, Lykens Borough, Lykens Township, Malta, Millersburg, Pillow, Pine Grove, Tremont, Uniontown, Upper Paxton Township, Wiconisco, Wiconisco Township, Williams Township, Williamstown