Posted on: Pennsylvania Dutch Biographies Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Pa/DutchBios?read=53 Surname: Farber, Ishler, Harshberger, Stamm, Garbrick, Beckwith, Ellenberger, Eves, Stine, Meyer, Hicks ------------------------- I am not a descendant...but do desire to find descendants of John W. Hofmann or Hoffman of Civil War era, Philadelphia, PA. He was a Colonel, who was eventually promoted to Brigadier General of the 56th Pennsylvania Regiment and led it very admirably until just before the Appomattox. Have info to give descendants about the regiment.