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Three Men of Tremont in the 50th Pennsylvania Infantry Who Died in the Civil War (Part 2 of 3)

| July 8, 2012

The post today continues a look at three men with connections to Tremont, Schuylkill County, who served in the Civil War in the 50th Pennsylvania Infantry:  Jacob Shade (1833-1864); William Henry Hiney (1840-1864); and Emanuel Eckle (1843-1864) – all of whom died as a result of the war.  This post is also a continuation of […]

Three Men of Tremont in the 50th Pennsylvania Infantry Who Died in the Civil War (Part 1 of 3)

| July 7, 2012

The post today begins a look at three men, with connections to Tremont, Schuylkill County, who served in the Civil War in the 50th Pennsylvania Infantry:  Jacob Shade (1833-1864); William Henry Hiney (1840-1864); and Emanuel Eckle (1843-1864) – all of whom died as a result of the war.  This post is also a continuation of […]

William H. Geanslen, Confectioner of Minersville

| June 10, 2012

William H. Geanslen was born in August 1846 in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, the son of George L. Genslin (1810-1850) and Mary [Lehr] Genslin (1812-1889).  His father, George, was born in Germany and was a baker and confectioner, who had come to America before 1838 and settled in the Pottville area.  The mother, Mary, was […]

Anthony Fisher – The Barber of Tremont

| May 2, 2012

Anthony Fisher (1846-1910), the “Barber of Tremont,” was the son of John Fisher and Bibliana Keyser.  He was born in Baden, Germany, and came to America with his parents in 1855 when he was 9 years old. The family settled in Tremont where John Fisher was a watchmaker.  When the Civil War began, Anthony Fisher […]

2012 Additions to Civil War Veterans List – P to S

| April 26, 2012

Veterans of the Civil War identified as having some connection to the Lykens Valley area and included in the Civil War Research Project was updated 19 April 2012.  In a series of post beginning last Friday and continuing intermittently for seven posts until concluding at the end of this month, a brief sketch of each […]