Like his father and brother (Phillip) he was a blacksmith. He enlisted in the 13th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in June of 1861. The 13th Pennsylvania was one of the most famous regiment in the Union Army. Known as the "Bucktail Rifles" every man was an expert shot and to prove his marksmanship had to show a deer's tail before he was accepted into the regiment. Lawrence fought in all the great battles of the Army of the Potomac until he was captured at Cold Harbor, Va. on May 31, 1864. He spent until the next November in Andersonville Prison and then in Florence S.C. prison until exchanged in March of 1865. June 28, 1865 he was mustered out and honorable discharged as a Private. While a prisoner of war, he read the Bible through completely, four times. It must of helped. He lived through a horrendous experience. Per: "Ancestors of David Fredrick Barth" at Family Tree Maker Online
Lawrence died November 20, 1900, from injuries received in an accident at a trolley grade crossing in Erie, Pa. He was buried in Erie Cemetery on November 22, 1900
Like his father and brother (Phillip) he was a blacksmith. He enlisted in the 13th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in June of 1861. The 13th Pennsylvania was one of the most famous regiment in the Union Army. Known as the "Bucktail Rifles" every man was an expert shot and to prove his marksmanship had to show a deer's tail before he was accepted into the regiment. Lawrence fought in all the great battles of the Army of the Potomac until he was captured at Cold Harbor, Va. on May 31, 1864. He spent until the next November in Andersonville Prison and then in Florence S.C. prison until exchanged in March of 1865. June 28, 1865 he was mustered out and honorable discharged as a Private. While a prisoner of war, he read the Bible through completely, four times. It must of helped. He lived through a horrendous experience. Per: "Ancestors of David Fredrick Barth" at Family Tree Maker Online
Lawrence died November 20, 1900, from injuries received in an accident at a trolley grade crossing in Erie, Pa. He was buried in Erie Cemetery on November 22, 1900
Family Members
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Rosania Catherine "Rose" Lesser Dahlman
1867–1961
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Edwin Baldwin Lesser
1868–1942
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Carrie Mary Maude Lesser Sanford
1870–1962
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Alice Carlotta Lesser, Thompson Gilbreath
1872–1948
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Estella Amelia Lesser Chibnall
1874–1965
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Harrison Clayton Warren "Harry" Lesser
1877–1949
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Cora May Lesser Dippo
1879–1939
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Lavinia Lenora Lesser Murray
1882–1909
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