Pvt. C Co. 8th PA Res. KIA at South Mountain.
"On September 17, 1867, Henry Struble attended the National Cemetery dedication and found his name on a tombstone. He went to the authorities to tell his story.
He had been wounded at South Mountain and was treated at a field hospital. The soldier next to him asked for a drink of water and Henry lent him his canteen, which had Henry's name scratched onto the metal.
The other soldier died after Henry returned to battle, and only the canteen had a name to identify him.
Henry Struble returned every Memorial Day until 1912 to place fresh flowers on the grave. Struble is buried in Youngwood, PA."
According to the Veteran's Burial Card, Pennsylvania Dept. of Military Affairs, 13 Jul 1934, "Henry Stroble", wounded at Antietam, is buried at "Harrold's Lutheran Cemetery, Greensburg". That cemetery is now known as St. John's Reformed Cemetery.
"On September 17, 1867, Henry Struble attended the National Cemetery dedication and found his name on a tombstone. He went to the authorities to tell his story.
He had been wounded at South Mountain and was treated at a field hospital. The soldier next to him asked for a drink of water and Henry lent him his canteen, which had Henry's name scratched onto the metal.
The other soldier died after Henry returned to battle, and only the canteen had a name to identify him.
Henry Struble returned every Memorial Day until 1912 to place fresh flowers on the grave. Struble is buried in Youngwood, PA."
According to the Veteran's Burial Card, Pennsylvania Dept. of Military Affairs, 13 Jul 1934, "Henry Stroble", wounded at Antietam, is buried at "Harrold's Lutheran Cemetery, Greensburg". That cemetery is now known as St. John's Reformed Cemetery.
Pvt. C Co. 8th PA Res. KIA at South Mountain.
"On September 17, 1867, Henry Struble attended the National Cemetery dedication and found his name on a tombstone. He went to the authorities to tell his story.
He had been wounded at South Mountain and was treated at a field hospital. The soldier next to him asked for a drink of water and Henry lent him his canteen, which had Henry's name scratched onto the metal.
The other soldier died after Henry returned to battle, and only the canteen had a name to identify him.
Henry Struble returned every Memorial Day until 1912 to place fresh flowers on the grave. Struble is buried in Youngwood, PA."
According to the Veteran's Burial Card, Pennsylvania Dept. of Military Affairs, 13 Jul 1934, "Henry Stroble", wounded at Antietam, is buried at "Harrold's Lutheran Cemetery, Greensburg". That cemetery is now known as St. John's Reformed Cemetery.
"On September 17, 1867, Henry Struble attended the National Cemetery dedication and found his name on a tombstone. He went to the authorities to tell his story.
He had been wounded at South Mountain and was treated at a field hospital. The soldier next to him asked for a drink of water and Henry lent him his canteen, which had Henry's name scratched onto the metal.
The other soldier died after Henry returned to battle, and only the canteen had a name to identify him.
Henry Struble returned every Memorial Day until 1912 to place fresh flowers on the grave. Struble is buried in Youngwood, PA."
According to the Veteran's Burial Card, Pennsylvania Dept. of Military Affairs, 13 Jul 1934, "Henry Stroble", wounded at Antietam, is buried at "Harrold's Lutheran Cemetery, Greensburg". That cemetery is now known as St. John's Reformed Cemetery.
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