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George W. Smith Headstone Installed!
On Saturday, August 8, 2026, members of the Monuments, Memorials & Gravesites Committee installed the replacement headstone of Private George W. Smith, Company H, 7th Pennsylvania Reserves. This project to have his stone replaced occurred over the period of several months.
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Headstone Acquisition Project [Martin, Jackson]
Fileys Cemetery, Dillsburg, Pennsylvania For nearly 100 years, the grave of union veteran Jackson Martin has remained unmarked. As a member of Company H, 7th Pennsylvania Reserves, Martin was taken as a prisoner of war at the Battle of Wilderness in May 1864. Together with his many comrades, the endured the horrors of Andersonville Prison…
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Murray, Henry, Co. E, 7th Pennsylvania Reserves
HENRY MURRAY, STEAM COFFEE ROASTER, 2315NORTH SIXTH STREET. The business of Mr. Murray is one of the most important auxiliaries of the grocery trade and success in the same depends entirely upon the skill and judgment of the operator. These qualities Mr. Murray possesses in the highest degree as is evidenced by the large trade…
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Einwechter, Henry, Co. I, 4th Pennsylvania Reserves
HENRY EINWECHTER, MEASURER OF PARTY WALLS,BRICK AND MASON WORK. Very frequently disputes arise among builders as to whose shall do the work required, or whose shall be paid for it after it has been done, and the services of a measurer are required. The gentlemen are usually appointed by the society of master bricklayers. Mr.…
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Headstone Replacement Project Update [Smith, George W.]
Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania On August 8, 2026, an installation crew composed of PRVCHS volunteers will be conducting a headstone installation for: Private George W. Smith,Company H, 7th Pennsylvania Reserves Private Smith enrolled with the Cumberland Guards on July 17, 1861 after leaving behind his wife and young children in his hometown of Mechanicsburg.…
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Clark, Joseph N., Co. H, 7th Pennsylvania Reserves
via Historical Review of Dauphin County CLARK, JOSEPH NELSON, M. D., physician and pharmacist was born in Monaghan township, near Dillsburg, York county, Pa., November 12, 1839. He is a son of James and Margaret (Nelson) Clark, the former of Cumberland, the latter of York county; both deceased. The grandfather Clark was one of the…
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Dodson, Alexander, Co. F, 7th Pennsylvania Reserves
Alexander Dodson, aged 93 Berwick’s oldest resident and oldest Civil War Veteran in this section, passed away at his home on Susquehanna Avenue this morning at 11 O’clock after an illness for several months. Mr.Dodson was born at Nuremburg, Luzerne County, on September 9,1835, and spent the greater part of his life in that section.…
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Three Years – or the War: A Journal of the Pennsylvania Reserves
The Society will be offering its biannual publication, “Three Years – or the War” for individual purchase. Please see below for purchase options: $30.00 shipped!
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President’s Message: An Explanation
For those of you who frequent our website, you will notice a downshift in our appearance online. This downshift has more to do with how we present our content to our end users, and less about the flash and glamour of having a presence online. Sure, it would like amazing if we put all our…
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Grant Awarded to the PRVCHS via the Cumberland County Historical Society
We are grateful to the Cumberland County Historical Society for awarding The Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteer Corps Historical Society a $1,000 History POPS! grant in support of our research into soldiers of the 7th Pennsylvania Reserves from Cumberland County who were missing in action during the Battle of the Wilderness. This support helps advance our ongoing…