Norman Gasbarro | January 30, 2017
Joseph H.Miller died on 23 Apr 1910 and is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. On the day of his death, the Harrisburg Telegraph published his obituary: Aged Veteran Dies at Millersburg Home Special to the Telegraph Millersburg, 23 April 1910 — Joseph Miller, a veteran of the Civil War, died at […]
Norman Gasbarro | January 27, 2017
Attempting to find all the eligible men who should be included in the Civil War Research Project has been an interesting task, and often, individuals are located who had a definite connection to the Lykens Valley area, but for whatever reason they have been overlooked by local historians. Such is the case of Rev. Dr. […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 30, 2016
William McClain, a farmer who was born in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, and resided in Dauphin County, enrolled in the 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry on 21 February 1864, at Harrisburg. On the same day, he was mustered into service in Company D, as a Private. His personal information included his age of 18, his height of nearly […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 9, 2016
The name “W. H. McDonald” appears on the Millersburg Soldier Monument indicating that he had a connection to Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, and to the Civil War. But, who was he? Thus far he has not been identified. Looking for his full name, his regiment and company of service, and any other information about him […]
Norman Gasbarro | October 28, 2016
Today’s post features an 1895 history of a Civil War regiment formed of men including Henry M. Kieffer, who was living in Killinger, Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, in 1860, and was the son of Dr. Ephraim Kieffer, a pastor of St. David’s Reformed Church in that place during most of the years of the […]
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