As far as the addressee is concerned, it is addressed to Ebenezer S. Killian of Hinkletown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
The post office at Hinkletown, PA is discontinued; it was in operation from 1826-1914, so it fits within the period of your cover.
The addressee, Ebenezer S. Killian (1828-1913), is referred to here showing his gravesite and list of immediate relatives:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/f...GRid=7605499He served in the Civil War as a Private in the 178th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company B:
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On Nov. 8, 1862, young Ebenezer S. Killian was drafted into the military, donning the blue kersey uniform of a Union soldier to take up arms in a struggle to preserve freedom and end slavery.
The Lancaster County man was made a member of a local militia organization, the 178th Pennsylvania Infantry. He became a private in Company B of that regiment. Luckily for Killian, the 178th was a nine-month regiment, so he was mustered out on July 27, 1863, and returned home.
His occupation shows that he was a laborer, or more specifically, a shoemaker, by trade. He was a lifelong resident of Lancaster County, PA later living in East Cocalico and Ephrata, PA, the latter community is where he died.
Posted 09/11/2014 10:39 pm
