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Military Records General Military Links Seven Years War (French-Indian War) Web Site (offsite) Pennsylvania State Archives (ARIAS) (offsite) A Return of the Troops Commanded by Major Asher Clayton Pension Rolls of 1883 Revolutionary War Miscellaneous information for John Reigle Remonstrance of Inhabitants of Berks County from the “Memorials Against Calling a Revolution” in the Pennsylvania … Read more
Soldier’s Memorial – Company H, 151st Regiment, P.V. Mustered into the United States service, November 1st 1862 at Harrisburg, Pa. Company Officers Captain William K. Boltz, taken prisoner at Gettysburg July 1, 1863 1st Lieut., James L. Reber 2d Lieut, Albert Yost, wounded a Gettysburg, July 1, 1863 Sergeants 1st George W. Heilig, wounded at … Read more
Ninety-Third Regiment Company B, Recruited in Berks County Men Recruited into the Ninety-Third Regiment, Company B from Berks Co. Name Rank Date of Muster into Service Term (Years) Remarks John E. Arthur Capt. Oct. 12, ’61 3 Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, Sept. 1, 1862. John Fritz do. Sept. 18,’61 3 Pr. fr. Sgt. to Capt., … Read more
Ninety-Third Regiment Field and Staff Officers <!– Field and Staff Officers of the Ninety-Third Regiment –> Name Rank Date of Muster into Service Term (Years) Remarks James M. M’Carter Col. Oct. 28, ’61 3 Wd. at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31,’62–disch. Nov. 29, 1862-re-mus. Apr. 1, 1863–res. Aug. 21,’63. John M. Mark do. Oct. 12, … Read more
Ninety-Third Regiment [Transcriber’s note: On alternating pages of the source, the header included names of campaigns or battles, instead of the title of the book. I used these to create subheadings in the following text, and I added one or two additional headings to identify the campaigns or battles.] On the 12th of September, 1861, … Read more
Victims of the French and Indian War <!– –> Source: History of Berks County, Pennsylvania, by Morton Montgomery, pub. 1909, pp. 109-110. During this war, the Indians killed about one hundred and fifty, and captured thirty inhabitants of the county. Several of those who were taken captive returned after the war. Many persons were wounded … Read more
Pension Roll of 1883 Source: List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883, Volume II, pages 527 to 536. This list is not inclusive of all Civil War pensions granted by the U.S. government. First, it covers only Berks County. Second, additional pensions were granted after January 1, 1883. And, third, some Civil War … Read more
A Return of the Troops Commanded by Major Asher Clayton, Stationed on the Frontiers of Lancaster, Berks and Northampton Counties, June 1st 1764 In Berks County At For Henry, Bethel Township, Capt. John Philip De Haas, 1 sergeant, 18 men. — Rehrer’s, Bethel Township, Lieut. Christopher Seely, 14 men. Christopher Young’s, Tulpehocking Township, Ensign William … Read more
Pension Record for Ephraim Ruth Ephraim Ruth was born Feb 25, 1841 in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Ephraim enlisted in Company H of the 5th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry at Philadelphia, PA on August 10, 1861. Ephraim files a claim for pensions on March 25, 1875. In the pension application, Ephraim states “That he … Read more
Capt. Rhoad’s Company  First Class Brumfield, Solomon Focht, Charles Kerlin, John May, James Putt, Henry Witman, John Second Class Boone, Hugh Cup, Jacob Douglass, George Hughes, Samuel Jones, Nicholas Kerlin, Thomas Stall, John Teeter, John Zimmerman, Matthias Third Class Bechtler, Christian Boone, David Englehart, George Foose, George Hunter, Christian Jones, Jonathan Mock, Peter Turk, … Read more