PA Civil War Era Newspaper Transcription
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Miner's Journal - The Miners Journal POW List
In late December 1886 the Miners Journal printed an advertisement requesting all men who were prisoners of war during the Civil War should send in their names. The following list of names is from the Journals list.
1. Thomas Alderson Pottsville
2. William Anspach Pottsville
3. Andrew Arnold Girardville
4. James Bartholomew Pottsville
5. Thomas Brennan Pottsville
6. William Beltz Pottsville
7. Abraham Berger Auburn
8. John Billey Sch. Haven
9. John E. Bubeck Sch. Haven
10. C.L. Bartholomew Port Gibson, Ontario Co. N.Y.
11. Albert Berdy Girardville
12. C.W. Cooper Pottsville
13. Jacob Deppen Pottsville
14. Francis Deams Pottsville
15. John Dooley Middleport
16. Joseph Edwards St. Clair
17. Charles Focht Pottsville
18. Thomas Flynn Pottsville
19. Joseph Fetherolf Ashland
20. H.O. Fernsler Shenandoah
21. William Gray Pottsville
22. James Goldsmith Pottsville
23. Edward Haus Pottsville
24. Steven Heran Pottsville
25. George W. Huth Pottsville
26. Frank Hause Pottsville
27. Adam Haekler Pottsville
28. Jacob Haerter Tremont
29. William Houlahan Mahanoy City
30. John Henry Heakler Pittsburg
31. Mike Kelly Pottsville
32. Reuben Kamp Tremont
33. William Killian Sch. Haven
34. Mike Larkin Pottsville
35. William Lewthart Mahanoy Plain
36. S.H. Lutz Mahanoy City
37. J.D. Lutz Mahanoy City
38. Edward McCormick Pottsville
39. John McBarron Pottsville
40. John McElrath Pottsville
41. John Martz Pottsville
42. Isaac Martz Tremont
43. Mike Moran Broad Mountain
44. C.P. Potts Pottsville
45. David Pritchard Pottsville
46. Ruch Samuel Pottsville
47. William Robson Pottsville
48. Frank S. Reber Pottsville
49. John Rohrbach Ashland
50. Joseph Richards Eckley
51. George Snyder Pottsville
52. William Smedley Pottsville
53. John Stevenson Pottsville
54. John Shaw Pottsville
55. Peter Schnerring Pottsville
56. Jacob Schroeder Tremont
57. Morgan Shoener New Philadelphia
58. Jacob Schroeder Pine Grove
59. Joel Strausser Joliett
60. Edward Titus Pottsville
61. Abraham Wineland Pottsville
62. Andrew G. Wren Pottsville
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