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Jacob Diehl
JACOB DIEHL, retired business man and veteran of the Civil war, Parker�s
Landing, Pa., was born January 8, 1842, at Philadelphia, Pa., a son of Jacob
and Elizabeth (Feldtinan) Diehl.The parents of Jacob Diehl, of Parker�s Landing, were born in Hesse
Darmstadt, Germany, and came to the United States in 1840, settling in the
city of Philadelphia. There the father followed the tailor�s trade and
resided in the same city until his death, Feb. 14, 1854. His widow survived
him but two weeks. The orphaned family consisted of five children: Catherine,
now deceased, who was the wife of William Bull; John; Jacob; Elizabeth, who is
deceased, was the wife of Harry Fetter; and Mary, who died after marriage.Jacob Diehl attended the public schools of his native city and then learned
the cigarmaker�s trade. At the outbreak of the Civil war he was one of the
first young patriots to respond to the call of President Lincoln, enlisting on
April 15, 1861, as a private in Co. D., 4th Bat., District of
Columbia, at Washington, D. C., and served out his first term of enlistment
and was honorably discharged July 17, 1861. On August 8, 1861, he re-enlisted,
contracting to serve three years, or during the war, as a member of Co. R, 71st
Pa. Vol. Inf. He took part in the battles of Ball�s Bluff, Winchester, the
engagements of the Peninsular campaign, the second battle of Bull Run,
Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. At the last named
place he was captured by the Confederates, July 3, 1863, and at first was
incarcerated in Libby Prison, later transferred to Salisbury, N. C., then was
sent to Macon, Ga., to Charleston and finally to the military prison at
Columbia, S. C. From that stronghold he managed to escape after thrilling
adventures and on February 14, 1865, succeeded in reaching the Union lines,
was provided with a horse and traveled with his comrades until March 15, 1865,
when he was again honorably discharged. Once more he enlisted, on April 1,
1865, entering Co. H, 6th U. S. Vet. Vols., as first sergeant, a
position he held but one day, being elected second lieutenant of Co. B, 7th
U. S. Vet. Vols. After one more year of service he received his third
honorable discharge, at Washington, D. C., in March 1866. At the time of
capture he was first lieutenant of Co. C, 71st Vol. Inf. and during
his imprisonment was elected captain of that company.In 1866 Captain Diehl located at Titusville, Pa., where he opened a
billiard room which he successfully conducted until 1871, when he removed to
Parker�s Landing and resumed the same business and continued until 1876,
when he embarked in the hotel business and was proprietor of the Diehl Hotel,
until 1889. His next business venture was the purchase of the opera house at
Parker�s Landing and for fifteen years he conducted it and it was known far
and wide to the public as the Diehl Opera House. Form 1896 until 1900 he was
engaged in the oil business and since 1905 he has looked after his real estate
interests. He is a member of Craig Post, No. 75, G. A. R., at Parker�s
Landing.On February 14, 1867, Captain Diehl was married to Mary Fowler, a daughter
of William and Harriet (Goodrich) Fowler, of Titusville, Pa. The have two
children: Fannie, who is the wife of Patrick C. Ahern; and William C. D. In
politics Captain Diehl is a Democrat and fraternally he is a MasonSource: Pages 925-926, Armstrong County, Pa., Her People, Past and
Present, J.H. Beers & Co., 1914
Transcribed November 1998 by Jeffrey Bish for the Armstrong County Beers
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