The Sabre Regiment, 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry

Larry Fryer of Woodstock, MD, a descendant of a trooper with the 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry, has researched the regiment the past 20 years. He reviewed the regimental records, court-martial records, each of the 2,652 military service records and over 600 pension files at the National Archives, Washington, DC. He has transcribed the entirety of the Pottsville Miners' Journal from 1861-1865, related to the 16 contributing troopers of the 7th who wrote back to the newspaper.

Fryer will be presenting a brief history of the regiment, focusing on the personalities recruited from Schuylkill County and on the human-interest stories of the troopers. Included will be many photographs of the soldiers, and relics collected over the years.

Fryer formed the "7th Pa Cavalry Descendant's Association", which has had five reunions over the years, and presently has a Facebook page for the 200+ members.

This event is free for members, $5 for nonmembers.

You may also like the following events from Schuylkill County Historical Society, Museum, and Gift Shop:

• This month, 25th September, 06:30 pm, The Lenape: Culture and Traditions in Pottsville