Norman Gasbarro | February 22, 2011
(Part 5 of an ongoing series on the Battle of Gettysburg). On 27 September 1910, Pennsylvanians who had fought at Gettysburg returned for the dedication of this memorial in their honor. Built of Mt. Airy granite, it stands 110 feet high, weighs 3,840 tons, and can be seen from many parts of the battlefield. It […]
Norman Gasbarro | February 21, 2011
Jacob DeWald Muench (1805-1846) and Sarah “Sally” [Moyer] Muench (1814-1879) of the Lykens Valley area had five sons. An oft-repeated Muench family legend is that when the Civil War began, all five sons of Jacob Muench went to enlist in the Union Army. But one son, Charles Edward Muench was sent home to help his […]
Norman Gasbarro | February 19, 2011
Tragically, two Pennsylvanians named Knouff did not survive the war. David Knouff, who died of a condition contracted during the war and John Knouf, who was killed at Dabney’s Mill in Virgina, both served in the 107th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company D, and both were from the area around Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Unfortunately, their records […]
Norman Gasbarro | February 18, 2011
According to records found at the Pennsylvania Archives, five persons with surname Knouff served in Pennsylvania regiments during the Civil War. Recent research has confirmed that all five lived in the general area covered by this Civil War Research Project. An inquiry regarding confusion between two of these Knouff‘s, prompted a re-examination of the available […]
Norman Gasbarro | February 17, 2011
Jonas Swab, son of Daniel Swab and Sally [Heller] Swab, was born 18 Mar 1843 in Washington Township, Dauphin County. He attended the schools in the township and worked on the farm of his father, whom he assisted in clearing the land of six or seven acres of timber. When he was eighteen years old […]
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