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Civil War Blog

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Postponement of New Posts Due to Weather Emergency

| October 30, 2012

Due to the weather emergency, new posts to The Civil War Blog will be postponed, and barring any unforeseen problems, the regular schedule of new, daily posts will resume on Friday, 2 November 2012. The post scheduled for Tuesday, 30 October 2012, “Elizabethville Civil War Veterans List,” will appear on Friday, 2 November 2012. The […]

Capt. James L. Pell and the Great Zingari Bitters

| October 29, 2012

The first name listed on the Lykens G.A.R. Monument is that of Capt. James L. Pell, a founding member of the Heilner Post No. 232, G.A.R. of Lykens and Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Who was James L. Pell other than being the highest ranking former officer involved in the creation of the Heilner Post at […]

G.A.R. Soldiers Circle at Shamokin Cemetery

| October 28, 2012

The Shamokin Cemetery is located at the intersection of South Anthracite Street and West High Street in Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.  Within the cemetery there is a monument to the men who died in the Civil War.  There is no direct path or road to the monument from South Anthracite Street and West High Street, […]

G.A.R. Soldiers Monument at Shamokin Cemetery

| October 27, 2012

The Shamokin Cemetery is located at the intersection of South Anthracite Street and West High Street in Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.  Within the cemetery there is a monument to the men who died in the Civil War.  There is no direct path or road to the monument from South Anthracite Street and West High Street, […]

Official Military Atlas of the Civil War

| October 26, 2012

After the Civil War, the army set about the task of compiling an official military history to include documents from both sides.  Titled, War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies (or more simply, Official Records – O.R.).  Every possible kind of document was included – official […]