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Monuments at Gettysburg – 99th Pennsylvania Infantry

The 99th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument at Gettysburg is located at the Devils’ Den.  It was the second monument to the regiment and was erected with the funding made available in 1889 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.  The first monument, originally located at Devil’s Den in 1886, was moved to Hancock Avenue in 1889. The picture of […]

Additions to Veterans’ List – C

Veterans of the Civil War identified as having some connection to the Lykens Valley area and included in the Civil War Research Project was last updated 19 April 2012.  In a series of posts continuing intermittently until concluding in mid-June, a brief sketch of each of the new names added since then will be presented.  […]

The Crook Family of Clark’s Ferry

Four members of the Crook family of Clark’s Ferry, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania served in the Civil War.  Clark’s Ferry is located in the lower part of the triangular area of study of the Civil War Research Project. The 1858 map (above) of Reed Township is from the Pennsylvania Archives.  It shows the location of Clark’s […]

2012 Additions to Civil War Veterans List – K to O

Veterans of the Civil War identified as having some connection to the Lykens Valley area and included in the Civil War Research Project was updated 19 April 2012.  In a series of post beginning last Friday and continuing intermittently for seven posts until concluding at the end of this month, a brief sketch of each […]

2012 Additions to Civil War Veterans List – G to J

Veterans of the Civil War identified as having some connection to the Lykens Valley area and included in the Civil War Research Project was updated 19 April 2012.  In a series of post beginning last Friday and continuing intermittently for seven posts until concluding at the end of this month, a brief sketch of each […]