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Abram Lycurgus Line

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Abram Lycurgus Line

Birth
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
11 Aug 1919 (aged 78)
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.1981509, Longitude: -77.1885425
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Abram L. Line served as a Sgt. in Co. A, 130th Regiment from August 11, 1862 to May 21, 1863. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church and was married to Sarah. Abram was a school director and local postmaster and was "one of the best known men of the county." He is buried in the Old Graveyard.
In Remembrance of our "Civil War Soldiers", 150th Anniversary of the Civil War, June 29-30, 2013
[At the bottom of the booklet is First Presbyterian Church on the Square, Carlisle, Pennsylvania; the church secretary was so kind as to give us the anniversary booklet.]
- Linda Rhoadarmer (#47124308)

The son of George LeFever & Maria Line, in 1860 he was a teacher living in Dickinson Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, the location of his birth and ultimately his death. He stood 5' 7" tall and had dark hair and brown eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Carlisle August 5, 1862, and mustered into federal service at Harrisburg August 11 as a private with Co. A, 130th Pennsylvania Infantry. He was left behind ill at the Antietam battlefield when the regiment departed on September 24, 1862, but returned to duty the following October 3. He was left behind again due to illness at Bolivar Heights, (West) Virginia, October 30, 1862, but again returned to duty. Promoted to sergeant March 1, 1863, he honorably discharged with his company May 21, 1863. He is on the rolls as "Abraham," although he never signed his first name any way other way than "Abram."
He married Sarah Hamilton McMath October 21, 1863, in Carlisle and fathered George Lefever (b. 10/13/65) and Laura Augusta (b. 11/09/78). In 1890, he badly cut his left foot with an ax while cutting railroad crossties. Cause of death is listed as a "cerebral hemorrhage."
He married Sarah Hamilton McMath October 21, 1863, in Carlisle; children: George Lefever (b. 10/13/65) and Laura Augusta (b. 11/09/78); badly cut his left foot with an ax while cutting railroad crossties in an 1890 accident; he died in Dickinson Township, Cumberland County, from a "cerebral hemorrhage"; he was often called "Abraham" but always signed "Abram"
- Dennis Brandt (#47232334)
Abram L. Line served as a Sgt. in Co. A, 130th Regiment from August 11, 1862 to May 21, 1863. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church and was married to Sarah. Abram was a school director and local postmaster and was "one of the best known men of the county." He is buried in the Old Graveyard.
In Remembrance of our "Civil War Soldiers", 150th Anniversary of the Civil War, June 29-30, 2013
[At the bottom of the booklet is First Presbyterian Church on the Square, Carlisle, Pennsylvania; the church secretary was so kind as to give us the anniversary booklet.]
- Linda Rhoadarmer (#47124308)

The son of George LeFever & Maria Line, in 1860 he was a teacher living in Dickinson Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, the location of his birth and ultimately his death. He stood 5' 7" tall and had dark hair and brown eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Carlisle August 5, 1862, and mustered into federal service at Harrisburg August 11 as a private with Co. A, 130th Pennsylvania Infantry. He was left behind ill at the Antietam battlefield when the regiment departed on September 24, 1862, but returned to duty the following October 3. He was left behind again due to illness at Bolivar Heights, (West) Virginia, October 30, 1862, but again returned to duty. Promoted to sergeant March 1, 1863, he honorably discharged with his company May 21, 1863. He is on the rolls as "Abraham," although he never signed his first name any way other way than "Abram."
He married Sarah Hamilton McMath October 21, 1863, in Carlisle and fathered George Lefever (b. 10/13/65) and Laura Augusta (b. 11/09/78). In 1890, he badly cut his left foot with an ax while cutting railroad crossties. Cause of death is listed as a "cerebral hemorrhage."
He married Sarah Hamilton McMath October 21, 1863, in Carlisle; children: George Lefever (b. 10/13/65) and Laura Augusta (b. 11/09/78); badly cut his left foot with an ax while cutting railroad crossties in an 1890 accident; he died in Dickinson Township, Cumberland County, from a "cerebral hemorrhage"; he was often called "Abraham" but always signed "Abram"
- Dennis Brandt (#47232334)

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Co A, 130 Pa Vol; s/w Sarah H. McMath



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