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John H. Bowers – 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry

| September 1, 2018

John H. Bowers is named on the Millersburg Soldier Monument as “J. H. Bowers.”  During the Civil War he served in the 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry. The Veterans’ File Card from the Pennsylvania Archives shows that at age 34, John H. Bowers enrolled in the 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry on 28 February 1865, at Harrisburg, and was mustered […]

Cyrus Bitterman – Teamster & Coal Miner

| August 14, 2018

Cyrus Bitterman was born 21 April 1837 in Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the son of Hugh Bitterman (1813-1841) and Susanna [Bressler] Bitterman.  On 18 November 1860, in Millersburg, Dauphin County, he married Louisa McCoy (1841-1892), daughter of William McCoy (1800-1894) and Eva [Bohner] McCoy (1810-1881). At the time of the Emergency of 1863, when the […]

Obituary of Peter Bowen – Buried at Millersburg

| August 12, 2018

From the Harrisburg Telegraph, 13 May 1922: Veteran Railroader Ends Active Life Peter Bowen, age 79 years, a retired Pennsylvania Railroad employee, died yesterday at his home Sunbury.  He was in the railroad service 46 years. In 1865, after his military service was ended, he located at Millersburg, Pennsylvania, where he learned his trade of […]

Conrad C. Berry – Lebanon Blacksmith Lived in Pillow and Millersburg

| August 1, 2018

During the Civil War, Conrad C. Berry served in the 201st Pennsylvania Infantry, Company K, as a Private.  The Pension Index Card (above, from Fold3) shows that on 18 September 1890, he applied for an invalid pension, which he collected until his death.  Afterward, the widow, Rebecca [Walter] Berry applied and collected until her death, […]

Horatio O. Baum – Charter Member of Millersburg G.A.R. Post

| July 29, 2018

Horatio Orlando “Harry” Baum was a charter member of the Kilpatrick Post, G.A.R., at Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.  His name is found on the charter which is on display at the Historical Society of Millersburg and Upper Paxton Township. Horatio O. Baum was born 23 September 1897 in Hamburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania, the son of […]