Schuylkill County Pennsylvania Military History

A Military History of The Men and Women Who Came From or Lived in Schuylkill County Pa. And Served This Country From The French And Indian War to The War on Terror.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth and Schuylkill County A little Piece of History

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From the Pottsville Republican June 14, 1913 Soldier’s Letter Arrives Fifty Years after Mailing A soldier’s letter mailed 52 years ago, May ...
Monday, September 28, 2009

Last Assault of Schuylkill County's 48th Pennsylvania Volunteers

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THE 48TH PENNSYLVANIAS VOLUNTEERS LAST ASSAULT APRIL 2ND , 1865 ] "BYS, WE’RE GOING TO EARLY MASS!” Fort Sedgwick One can only wonde...
Monday, September 21, 2009

Another Schuylkill County Victim of Rebel Cruelty

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Cahaba, Prison Alabama. ANOTHER VICTIM OF REBEL CRUELTY WILLIAM R. WREN CO. K, 19TH PENNSYLVANIA CAVLARY Pottsville Miners Journal April 29,...
Friday, August 7, 2009

Iwo Jima Marine Corps Veterans at World War 2 Day Reading Pa. 2009

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Though these men shown below are not from Schuylkill County, I find it important to add their stories. The purpose of this blog is to keep a...
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My interests are Aviation, military history, Early Baseball and anthracite coal mining. My interest in military history deals with what the common soldier, sailor, marine and airman experienced during peace time or war.I enjoy old aircraft their systems, equipment and operations. I have published four books two on military history. "Pennsylvanian Voices of the Great War".McFarland Press and "The History of Company C 50th Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer Infantry, from the camp, battlefield and the prison pen, " The History Press. My coal mining books include, "Early Coal Mining in the Anthracite Region," Arcadia Press and "Death in the Mines", The History Press. I served for four years in the USAF as an aircraft mechanic working on many different types of aircraft. I served for 13 months in Vietnam while working and flying on the C7A Caribou. I also worked as an Air Traffic Controller in the PANG. I started my work career after the military as an aircraft mechanic for the US Gov't working on Ch-47, OH-6, OH-58 U-8 and U8-F aircraft. .
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