John Kay Clement was briefly mentioned here in a post entitled “Additions to Veterans’ List,” published 18 May 2013: John Kay Clement (1820-1882) ——– 3rd Pennsylvania Infantry (Emergency of 1862), Company D, Private (12 Sep 1862 – 25 Sep 1862). Enrolled: Sunbury. Provost Marshal of 14th District of Pennsylvania (1862-1864). Residence: Sunbury. Occupation: Lawyer. The Veterans’ […]
Normally, a deceased veteran’s request for burial next to his wife would not be a subject for a blog post, as many veterans made similar requests; also as did many widows to be buried next to their husbands who predeceased them. In this case, however, Henry Alspach died at a Soldiers’ Home a good distance […]
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 […]
Today’s post features the grave of Col. Edward H. Leib who is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, and also gives some additional information about him and his service in the Civil War. One of the above two men is thought to be “Capt. E. Leib, 5th U.S. Cavalry” and the […]
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. […]
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