Histories

A Brief History of Franklin Darlington in Chester County, Pennsylvania

"In 1863 [Franklin] responded to the call of Governor Curtin for a force of emergency men to repel the invading Confederate army under General Robert E. Lee, enlisting in the regiment commanded by Colonel Hawley..." Franklin's wife and children are also listed.

Source:
Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Chester and Delaware Counties, Pennsylvania; Author: Cope, Gilbert, Date of Publication: 1904; Vol I. Chester and Delaware Counties. Pennsylvania.