Adam Wagner - 1889 Flood Story
Benjamin Saxton
13th Ward - House of John M. Davis - 1889 victim found.
James Hagan - odd looking kitten.
Frank Bunion - 10 year hurt playing near St. Mary's Church.
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
April 2, 1866 - OUR JOHNSTOWN LETTER - Ebensburg Alleghenian
Yoder Hill Tornado.
A woman named Hetrick - cramps.
CIVIL WAR - Week of March 6, 1862 - Local Injured Solders Return Home, Local Muster Rolls, Letter Home from Silver Grays & 54th Update
Mr. Lewis Jones - Injured - Cambria County Soldier Back Home.
Co. A. 11th Regiment - John J. Storey and Joseph A. Pfoff - now on gunboat duty.
Maj. Litzinger - home on leave.
Silver Gray Letter Home
At this point in the war - The Confederacy suffered several devastating military setbacks in Tennessee and on the Atlantic Coast, while a new hero emerged in the North. In Washington, Congress passed part of the Republican Party agenda and held military officers accountable for defeats. The Lincolns suffered a personal tragedy - their son little willie died of typhoid, and the president continued trying to compel his commanders to advance.
The Federal invasion of Tennessee begins with a joint army-navy operation against Fort Henry on the Tennessee River.
George B. McClellan submits a 22-page report arguing in favor of his plan to move the Federal Army of the Potomac down the Virginia coast by water.
Confederate officials talk Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson out of resigning from his command in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.
Abraham Lincoln signs a bill into law establishing the first Federal paper currency in U.S. history–the “U.S. Note.”
George B. McClellan coordinates a Federal invasion of Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, but unexpected complications thwart his plans.
Joseph E. Johnston concludes that his Confederate army must abandon its positions along the Centreville-Manassas line in northern Virginia.
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
July 15, 1892 - 1889 Flood Insurance Ruling & Murder at Johnstown
Court ruling on Life Insurance payout for 1889 Flood family.
Mary Overbeck vs Jennie Overbeck on the death of William H. Overbeck,
Murder at Johnstown
Adolp Moschjat was shot and killed by Fred Gerber - his brother-in-law.
May 1892 - Johnstown Butcher Takes a Tumble, Gettysburg Souvenir, Civil War Monument & Trolley Car Accident
Maj. Burke - 11th PA (Civil War) takes home a Gettysburg Souvenir.
Raising money for Civil War Monument
Mrs. Elizabeth Kohler of Johnstown struck by trolley car on Locust street. She died one week later from gangreene.
Sunday, May 10, 2026
CIVIL WAR - Week of February 20, 1862 - Muster Roll of the Silver Grays, Cambria Unit & National Front
Thomas Maguire elected 2nd Lt. of the Silver Grays.
Dispatches from St. Louis.
Probable Capture of Savannah, Georgia.
Victory in Upper Virginia
The Fort Henry Victory
The President Thanks the Army and Navy
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