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Simon H. Clouser – Assassinated While Serving as Police Chief of Hazleton

On 4 September 1874, Simon H. Clouser was assassinated while serving as Police Chief of Hazleton, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. Previously, a brief mention was made of his Civil War service: Simon H. Clouser (1842-1874, also known as “Simon H. Clauser,” is buried in the Clauser Cemetery, Branch Township, Schuylkill County.  He received several promotions until […]

November 2018 Posts

A listing of the November 2018 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Luther S. Pike – White Supremacist, 1866 October 2018 Posts Samuel M. Cogley – Jefferson Township Man Dies in Indiana Relief Corps Has No Funds for Flowers, 1932 Tower City – Memorial Day 1931 Last Surviving Mahanoy City Civil War […]

2012 Additions to Civil War Veterans List – A to 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 updated 19 April 2012.  In a series of post beginning today and continuing intermittently for eight posts until concluding at the end of this month, a brief sketch of each of […]

Veterans

Veterans of the Civil War identified as having some connection to the Lykens Valley area and included in the Civil War Research Project.   Updated 12 April 2011. ++++ Updated 19 April 2012. A Nicholas Adams (1843-1927)—- William Adams (18xx-xxxx) —- Joseph J. Alleman (1847-xxxx) —-William Alleman (1844-1894) —- John Allman (1838-xxxx) —- David Alspach (1839-1864) […]