At 29, the Scranton-born soldier succumbed to injuries received in battle. Creeping up on nearly two centuries later, the Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Association of Scranton and Civil War ...
LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa. — This sign hangs in the window of the Grand Army of the Republic Civil War Museum and Library at the Marketplace at Steamtown, asking for help to return the sword of Civil War ...
SCRANTON, Pa. — What veterans here call a prized possession has made its way back home. Lieutenant Ezra Griffin is a big part of Scranton's history. Born and raised in Providence, what is now North ...
The Scranton chapter of UNICO National donated $350 to the GAR Memorial Association’s fundraiser to return the Civil War sword of a North Scranton (then the town of Providence) native and Civil War ...
The GAR Memorial Association and the Civil War museum in the Marketplace at Steamtown are raising funds to purchase a Civil War era sword belonging to Lt. Ezra Griffin, Providence section, now North ...
That’s what 14-year-old Christopher George shouted when he found a late 19th century sword buried under sawdust in the attic of his family home in Dalton. The property has seen its fair share of ...