Norman Gasbarro | May 18, 2016
Leah Houtz (1843-1924) was the daughter of John Wendell Houtz and Elizabeth [Wolf] Houtz, of Orwin, Porter Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. During the Civil War, Leah received letters from her brother, and one of those letters has been preserved and transcribed by the family. Unfortunately, Isaac is presumed to have died in the war and […]
Norman Gasbarro | September 2, 2015
At the St. Paul’s (Artz) Cemetery in Sacramento, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, the tombstone of Martin Koppenhaver (1829-1900) has a G.A.R. star and flag holder indicating that he served in the Civil War. However, to date no military or pension record of Civil War service has been found for him. Next to the stone of Martin […]
Norman Gasbarro | April 17, 2015
On Thursday evening, 22 January 2015, a hate crime occurred in Washington Township, just outside the Borough of Elizabethville, at the home of a young African American woman. The woman, who had moved from Harrisburg to make a better life for herself and her two children was targeted by someone who placed a burning cross […]
Norman Gasbarro | October 30, 2014
A Civil War grave marker found in the St. Paul’s (Artz) Church Cemetery, Sacramento, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, for Wandal Miller, who served in the 107th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company G, presented somewhat of a challenge to research due to his common surname. Wandal, who was more commonly found as Wendall Miller (or as he was located […]
Norman Gasbarro | June 12, 2014
Cyrene Bowman enlisted on 9 September 1861 as a Private in Company A of the 50th Pennsylvania Infantry. He was discharged from service on 23 October 1862. The following information from his pension application file gives some insight into his experiences in the war: Wounded at the battle near Chantilly, 1 September 1862 – treated […]
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