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Monuments at Gettysburg – 121st Pennsylvania Infantry

The 121st Pennsylvania Infantry Monument at Gettysburg is located west of the town of Gettysburg on Reynolds Avenue.  It was dedicated in 1888 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and is the second monument to this regiment at Gettysburg;  the first monument is located south of the town of Gettysburg and was dedicated in 1886 by […]

121st Pennsylvania Infantry – Pennsylvania Memorial at Gettysburg

(Part 35 of an ongoing series on the Battle of Gettysburg).  Around the base of the Pennsylvania Memorial at Gettysburg are a series of plaques which, by regiment and company, note the names of every soldier who was present at the Battle of Gettysburg.  This post will present the plaque recognizing the men who served […]

The Yeager Family in the Civil War (Part 2)

In 1912, the Hon. James Martin Yeager wrote and published A Brief History of the Yeager, Buffington, Creighton, Jacobs, Lemon, Hoffman and Woodside Families and Their Collateral Kindred of Pennsylvania.  Yeager was formerly the President of Drew Seminary for Young Women of Carmel, New York as well as a former Member of the House of […]

April 2015 Posts

A listing of the April 2015 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Why Was There a Cross-Burning in Elizabethville? Monuments at Gettysburg – 121st Pennsylvania Infantry Monuments at Gettysburg – 139th Pennsylvania Infantry March 2015 Posts Monuments at Gettysburg – 140th Pennsylvania Infantry Capt. William E. Miller – Medal of Honor at […]

Best of 2014 – The Great Shohola Train Wreck

July 15, 2014, wass the 150th Anniversary of the Great Shohola Train Wreck.  A series of posts presented here on this blog over the past year described some of the known facts and controversies regarding that disaster and also gave some personal information about some of the persons who were involved.  Much new information was […]