Henry Harrison Berlin - Civil War Vet
On this date, 100 years ago, Henry Harrison Berlin of Trafford died at the age of 77. He was a resident of Trafford for many years and lived there when it was known as Stewart Station (photo). He was born in Latrobe on December 30, 1846, and died at his home in Trafford on January 29, 1924. The newspaper stated, “his death came as quite a shock to the community as he had been enjoying good health recently.”
Mr. Berlin, then known as Harry, was a veteran of the Civil War and a retired Pennsylvania Railroad employee, serving 44 years, from 1867-1911.
He was a son of the late Joseph Berlin, also a veteran of the Civil War. His father answered the first call for volunteers and served under Dick Coulter in the Eleventh Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Henry Harrison, with his twin brother George Washington Berlin and enlisted in 1864 in response to President Abraham Lincoln's call for 500,000 men. He served with Company H, 211th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, volunteers raised in western Pennsylvania. He participated in the battles of Petersburg and Fort Steadman and in the engagements before Richmond. After three months of service, he was promoted to mounted orderly to Major General John Frederick Hartranft who was later elected as Governor of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Berlin was married in 1871 to Emma J. Brush of Cavittsville with whom they had four children. He later married Maud Sheridan Black and at the time of his death was survived by his widow, his twin brother George of Pittsburgh and two sisters.
Funeral services were held at the Berlin home by his pastor J.C. Marshall of the United Presbyterian Church of Trafford. The Ex-Service Men's Club of Trafford assisted in the burial with military honors in the Irwin Union cemetery.
