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Rev. Obediah J. Farling – Church of God Minister Served Matamoras & County...
Obediah Johnson Farling was born in Millersburg, Dauphin County, on 19 April 1839, the son of Jacob Farling and Catherine [Christ] Farling. About 1868, he married Elizabeth A. Byers (1841-1924). There...
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Was William D. Haas a Founder of Millersburg’s G.A.R.?
William D. Haas was born on 13 March 1843 in Perry County, Pennsylvania, and died on 5 October 1919 in South Renovo, Clinton County, Pennsylvania. He is buried at Fairview Cemetery, Clinton County,...
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Henry Knouff – Veteran of Millersburg Injured on Railway, 1871
A news brief found in the Harrisburg Telegraph of 27 October 1871 told of injuries received by Henry Knouff, previously identified and profiled here as a Civil War veteran from Millersburg, Dauphin...
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Lorenzo Michael – Another Milersburger Ignored by Millersburg
Lorenzo Michael, who was born on 22 September 1826 and died on 5 March 1894, is buried at the Zion Stone Valley United Methodist Church Cemetery, Matamoras, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. His name...
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Finding More About August Miller of Millersburg and/or Hegins
On 19 August 1861, an August F. Miller enrolled at Hegins, Schuylkill County, in the 50th Pennsylvania Infantry and was mustered into service as a Private in Company A on 9 September 1861 at...
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Daniel Messner – Served in Infantry & Cavalry
Daniel Messner (1834-1904) served in both an infantry and cavalry regiment during the Civil War. He died on 23 December 1904 is is buried in the cemetery in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, and...
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Henry Rishe – Blacksmith in the Lykens Valley
Henry Rishe, who served in the 192nd Pennsylvania Infantry during the Civil War, died at his son’s home in Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania, on 31 December 1904. However, he spent most of his life...
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More Tributes to William C. Mills – Naval Battle Survivor
William C. Mills, who was previously profiled here on this blog, was a survivor of the sinking of the Congress by the Merrimac during the Civil War. The print above, shows the explosion that occurred...
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Joseph R. Snyder – Militia Man from Millersburg
Joseph Snyder, died on 2 July 1906, and is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. He was married to the former Mary Ada Stewart, who died in 1923 and is buried at the...
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The Millersburg War Monument
An article that appeared in the Harrisburg Telegraph of 20 September 1913 described the ongoing effort to place a monument to the Civil War soldiers and soldiers of other wars at some suitable place...
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