The Gettysburg Times
November 15, 1911Earl Haskell, well known young farmer of Huntington Twp., was thrown under a wagon at his farm about half past four o'clock, Tuesday afternoon and dragged, causing almost instant death.
The tragic death has caused great sorrow throughout the section of the county, in which he lived, for he was widely known. He resided on the Abraham Meals farm, and was a son-in-law of James R. Neely of York Springs. He was about thirty seven years old and leaves his wife and five children, the oldest eleven years of age. He was born near Idaville and lived his entire life in the upper end of the county. His father, Harrison Haskell, is a resident of Carlisle.
Find-a-Grave notesJosiah P. Day came to Bernardston at twelve years of age, and was educated at district schools and Goodale Academy. He began to learn the blacksmith's trade when seventeen, serving three years, then found employment as a journeyman blacksmith in different places.
On August 14, 1862, he enlisted in Company H, Tenth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers, which was in the following battles: in 1862, the siege of Yorktown, Williamsburg, Fair Oaks (two battles), Charles City Cross-roads, Glendale, Malvern Hill, Antietam, and Fredericksburg. In 1863, the Mud Campaign, St. Mary's Heights, Salem Heights, Franklin Crossing, Gettysburg, Rappahannock Station, and Mine Run. In 1864, the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna, Cold Harbor and Petersburg. Mr. Day's record was an eventful one and he saw much hard service.
His first battle was Antietam, and in all he participated in fourteen or fifteen engagements, having two narrow escapes from death. At Salem Heights, they had driven the Rebels into the woods and received orders to halt and lie down. Mr. Day was on his knees, arranging his knapsack, and just dropped on his face when a ball struck the knapsack and lodged in his underclothing. At another time he was on one knee with his gun before him when a ball from a sharpshooter struck the gun barrel directly in front of his face, cutting the gun strap and stock in two and glancing off.
He was honorably discharged from the service July 1, 1864. At the close of the war he returned to Bernardston and re-engaged in the blacksmith business, but owing to poor health, brought on by the hardships of army life, it was several years before he was well able to stand the wear and tear of his work. Mr. Day could be found most of the time at the forge in the shop that he purchased in 1867.
U.S. National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938
Name: Henry K Haskell
Birth Year: abt 1845
Keyed Birth Location: (montaque) Mass
Birth State: Mass
Admitted Year: 1907
Age at Admission: 62
State: Illinois
County: Vermillion
City: Danville
Branch: Danville Branch
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U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019
Name: Henry K Haskell
Death Date: 8 Jun 1910
Cemetery: Danville National Cemetery, IL
New York TimesGiven Name: Augusta C.
Surname: Wicker
Spouses: Cassius M. Wicker
Parents: late Ex-Gov. C. French of Illinois
Death Date: 15 Apr 1889
Page #: 5