CIVIL WAR - Week of May 1, 1862 - 54th Cambria Guards Letter Home, 11th PA Reg. & 19th Reg.

FROM OUR VOLUNTEERS - Cambria Guards

Camp at Manassas Junction, VA

April 15, 1862

11th PA Regiment

                                                   Rolla N. Evans - Pittsburg Landing

19th PA Reg.

 

World War I - Local Hero - Franklin McVicker - Courtesy of Steven Ryan

 Franklin McVicker, born in Portage, PA and one of 30 Service Cross Recipients Johnstown, PA and the surrounding County of Cambria can claim.

April 6, 1894- An Interesting Pension Case - Cambria Guards - Mexican War - 1846 - James Weakland

 

May 31, 1892 - Dedication of the Monument of the Unknown Dead - 1889 Flood - Grandview Cemetery

Unknown Plot - Filmed in 1964

March 1894 - Morrellville Body Found, Morrellville Train Accident, Dunkard Converts in Stonycreek & Death of a Fronheiser

Joseph Potter finds a body in Morrellville.

Hiram Yoder of Somerset County hit by a train walking from Morrellville to Johnstown.

Death of Dr. James J. Fronheiser

 

CIVIL WAR - Week of April 24, 1862 - Letters Home from the 54th (Campbell Reg) & 55th & Cambria Dead

55th Pa Regiment - Letter Home from Camp Dick White, Edisto Island, SC

April 1, 1862

Cambrian in the Battle of Pittsburg Landing

Killed - Mr. Jerry Powell - Cambria Township

Co. C. Capt. Williams 19th Regulars Gen. McCook's Division - made up mostly of Cambria County Soldiers.

Wounded - John lister, Cyrus Metzler and ----- McGovern. 

Letter Home from 54th Regiment - (Jacob Campbell) Troops

Great Cacapon, VA

April 8, 1862