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Frank Doing
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| Civil War
Hero |
| Crawford County,
Pennsylvania |
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Private, Co.
D, 83rd PA Regiment, PA Volunteers
Reinlisted
as a Veteran Volunteer in Co. F, 83rd PA
Served from
1861-1865
Saw battle
in many of the key campaigns of the war
Fought in
the decisive battle of "The Little Round Top"
at
Gettysburg
Achieved
officer's status before he was discharged |
| Frank Doing was
born in 1843 in Bradford Co., NY. He was orphaned as
a child in Crossingville, Crawford County, PA, where his
family lived during the 1840s - 1850s. He raised by Hopkins
Stone on his farm in Edinboro.
Frank married Mary Leacock,
daughter of Hugh Leacock of
Ireland, after his discharge from the service. Frank
contacted lung illness while in the military, and was in
poor health.
He died in 1877 when he was 34 years old, leaving his
wife and three small children. He and Mary
Leacock Doing are buried in the family plot in the
old Edinboro Cemetery.
 research
submitted by Shirley
Thompson
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