Historic Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church of ChurchTowne, Lancaster, PA, has been a center for the Lancaster community’s religious and cultural life since its founding in 1817. The current church building dates from 1879. In addition to religious services and church school, Bethel AME Church offers many ministries to the community as well as opportunities for volunteer service. The church’s adjoining cemetery houses the remains of African Civil War veterans.
Address:
415 E. Strawberry St
LANCASTER, PA, 17602
(Courtesy of Pennsylvania Civil War Trails)
looking for John Henry Motes, born South Carolina died Lancaster, Pa late 1930’s married to Mattie Richardson
Motes. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Walter Rittter
A major, major USCT (Civil War – Unites States Colored Troops) research tool has just been added to the Camp William Penn website (Database and Archive). Every USCT soldier of the Camp William Penn regiments has his own computer folder, 18,000 folders, 400,000 documents. Every soldier’s military file. Some of the soldier’s photo, death certificate, grave location, gravestone photo, stories, genealogy and more. A major new development in USCT genealogical and historical research.
CROHL – Civil War Directory – Google Drive