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.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

The Testimony of Lt. Col Henry Pleasants before the Committee on The Conduct of the War 1865

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Lt. Col. Henry Pleasants Senator Benjamin Wade Students of the American Civil War are well aware that General Ulysses Grant called the battl...

Monday, June 21, 2010

Andersonville Prison Story 20th Pennsylvania Cavalry Co. H ...My Experience While a Prisoner of War

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My Experience While a Prisoner of War.* By Livingstone Saylor-Read Before the Historical Society of Schuylkill County September 30, 1908. On...

Monday, May 31, 2010

Orwigsburg Firing Squad Memorial Day 2010

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Memorial Day Orwigsburg Pa, Photo's of the Orwigsburg Firing Squad a long standing tradition... Wearing the new uniforms purchased from ...

Sunday, May 30, 2010

Redication Ceremony And Return of General James Nagle's Sword

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REDICATION CEREMONY AND RETURN OF THE SWORD 48TH PENNSYLVANIA MONUMENT ANTIETAM NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD Orwigsburg native John David Hoptak Civ...

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Stu Richards: 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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