He enlisted in the Union Army during the early part of the Civil War and served in three different regiments of Pennsylvania volunteers during the course of the war.
He served in:
Co. C, 5th Reg., Pa. Volunteers
Co. H, 27th Reg., Pa. Volunteers
Co. E, 202d Reg., Pa. Voluntters.
He participated in the burning of a bridge over the Susquehanna River between Columbia and Wrightsville, saving Harrisburg from being captured by the Confederate forces. He unit was near Gettysburg, being held in reserve for service in the Battle at Gettysburg if reinforcements were needed. William was the son of John & Tama (Schell) Knauss and lived in Allentown his entire life except for the time he spent in the Civil War. He was in the leather business and had several shops in Allentown on Hamilton Street and Jackson Street. After the war he held three political offices He was a county commissioner from 1884 to 1888, served as a school director and also as a member of the old common council. He died in Allentown Hospital of gangrene and other age related illnesses.
He served in:
Co. C, 5th Reg., Pa. Volunteers
Co. H, 27th Reg., Pa. Volunteers
Co. E, 202d Reg., Pa. Voluntters.
He participated in the burning of a bridge over the Susquehanna River between Columbia and Wrightsville, saving Harrisburg from being captured by the Confederate forces. He unit was near Gettysburg, being held in reserve for service in the Battle at Gettysburg if reinforcements were needed. William was the son of John & Tama (Schell) Knauss and lived in Allentown his entire life except for the time he spent in the Civil War. He was in the leather business and had several shops in Allentown on Hamilton Street and Jackson Street. After the war he held three political offices He was a county commissioner from 1884 to 1888, served as a school director and also as a member of the old common council. He died in Allentown Hospital of gangrene and other age related illnesses.
He enlisted in the Union Army during the early part of the Civil War and served in three different regiments of Pennsylvania volunteers during the course of the war.
He served in:
Co. C, 5th Reg., Pa. Volunteers
Co. H, 27th Reg., Pa. Volunteers
Co. E, 202d Reg., Pa. Voluntters.
He participated in the burning of a bridge over the Susquehanna River between Columbia and Wrightsville, saving Harrisburg from being captured by the Confederate forces. He unit was near Gettysburg, being held in reserve for service in the Battle at Gettysburg if reinforcements were needed. William was the son of John & Tama (Schell) Knauss and lived in Allentown his entire life except for the time he spent in the Civil War. He was in the leather business and had several shops in Allentown on Hamilton Street and Jackson Street. After the war he held three political offices He was a county commissioner from 1884 to 1888, served as a school director and also as a member of the old common council. He died in Allentown Hospital of gangrene and other age related illnesses.
He served in:
Co. C, 5th Reg., Pa. Volunteers
Co. H, 27th Reg., Pa. Volunteers
Co. E, 202d Reg., Pa. Voluntters.
He participated in the burning of a bridge over the Susquehanna River between Columbia and Wrightsville, saving Harrisburg from being captured by the Confederate forces. He unit was near Gettysburg, being held in reserve for service in the Battle at Gettysburg if reinforcements were needed. William was the son of John & Tama (Schell) Knauss and lived in Allentown his entire life except for the time he spent in the Civil War. He was in the leather business and had several shops in Allentown on Hamilton Street and Jackson Street. After the war he held three political offices He was a county commissioner from 1884 to 1888, served as a school director and also as a member of the old common council. He died in Allentown Hospital of gangrene and other age related illnesses.
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