Manchester Township near North York in York County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Margaret Duncan Beitzel / Jacob Horlebein
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 4, 2022
1. Margaret Duncan Beitzel / Jacob Horlebein Marker
2. Margaret Duncan Beitzel (1815-1872): To the right of the largest G.F. Baer monument lies Margaret Beitzel. She was a sister of York County's Confederate General Johnson Kelly Duncan and became a valued officer of the Orphan's Home. During the occupation by the Confederates in 1863, her brother-in-law William J. Seymour, former aide of Duncan marched into York with Louisiana Tigers brigade. There he intended to visit Duncan's relatives. He called on one of them and received a "frigid" reception. As he approached Margaret's house, she greeted Seymour while her husband went out the back door, "After I had remained for some time, the old man's curiosity got the better of his fears," Seymour wrote, "and he returned, and was hugely relieved and rejoiced at finding that my visit was not for a hostile purpose."
4. Jacob Horlebein (1836-1865): Behind you, a few yards behind the Getz monument, you will see the burial site of Jacob Horlebein. Jacob was a soldier in the 87th PA. He was captured at Weldon Railroad in 1864, sent to Andersonville and then released. He returned to the U.S. Army Hospital at Penn Common where he died on March 24, 1865 at the age of 29 years, 5 months and 25 days. The Captain E.M. Ruhl Camp No. 30, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, replaced his damaged tombstone in
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is March 24, 1865.
Location. 39° 58.433′ N, 76° 44.004′ W. Marker is near North York, Pennsylvania, in York County. It is in Manchester Township. Marker can be reached from the intersection of North George Street (Business Interstate 83) and East 4th Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: York PA 17404, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. In Memory of Johann Georg Ludwig Rosenmuller (within shouting distance of this marker); Henry Bayler / Sarah Ann Bayler (within shouting distance of this marker); Charles Billmeyer / John Evans (within shouting distance of this marker); Daniel Kraber / Cassandra Small Morris / Charles A. Morris (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); John F. Fisher / Charles Henry Ilgenfritz / T. Kirk White / Charles A. Shetter (about 300 feet away); Civil War Memorial (about 300 feet away); Prospect Hill Soldiers' Lot (about 300 feet away); Kate M. Riely Small / William Latimer Small (about 300 feet away).
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 4, 2022
2. Margaret Duncan Beitzel / Jacob Horlebein Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 91 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 8, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
