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Ambrose Rathvon – Emergency Man, President of Millersburg Planing Mill Company

Two entries appear in the 1893 Harrisburg City Directory for the Millersburg Planing Mill Company, as seen in the page portion above.  In the first entry, the company is named in the alphabetical listing with officers given as follows:  Ambrose Rathvon, President; Ramsey E. Moyer, Treasurer; and H. Frank Sheetz, Secretary.  At the bottom of […]

May 2017 Posts

A listing of the May 2017 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Michael O’Leary – Coal Miner of Wiconisco George P. Owen of Tremont – Dies in New Mexico – A Connection to the Boer War Abner M. Pike of Halifax – Some Tragic Stories April 2017 Posts Aaron Ossman of Hegins […]

John J. Rathvon – Obituary Notes More War Service than Supporting Records

The name of John Rathvon appears on the Millersburg Soldier Monument as someone who served in the Civil War from the Millersburg area.  When and how did he serve is the focus of this blog post. The obituary of John J. Ratahvon appeared in the Elizabethville Echo on 8 December 1932: Millersburg Veteran Buried on […]

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) […]