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Civil War Blog

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Steve Maczuga’s Pennsylvania Civil War Project – An Update

On 4 January 2011, a blog post here featured the Pennsylvania Civil War Project of Steve Maczuga.  The URL to locate that post has changed so the post is presented here again with the new URL: ——————————— One of the best sources for general information about individual soldier Civil War service in Pennsylvania military units […]

Obituary of Pvt. Alfred Hoover

In a previous post on this blog, the story of Pvt. Alfred Hoover of Berrysburg was featured.  The obituary of Alfred Hoover has been found and has now been added to his file.  The obituary is from the Lykens Standard, 7 February 1902. ALFRED HOOVER Alfred Hoover of Berrysburg, while on his way to church […]

Gratz During the Civil War – Charles Gerhard Property

From about 1834 to 1865, this property, known as Lot #25, was owned by William Bickel.  Prior to the purchase by Bickel, it was owned by Peter Filbert, who was the father of Civil War veteran, Lt.. Col. Peter A. Filbert (1833-1924).  At the time of Bickel’s purchase, there was a house and blacksmith shop […]

Pension Index Cards – 177th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I

Pension Index Cards, as previously mentioned and pictured on this blog, are references to the collection of original records of pension applications which are stored at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.  The database, officially entitled “Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934,” is available through Ancestry.com.  The description of the database, […]

Gratz During the Civil War – Rudolph Dornheim Properties

The house on Lots #93 and #95 at the most western end of Gratz was one of the newest houses in Gratz at the time of the Civil War. One of the first owners of the property was William Weidel, a potter.  He and his brother George Weidel (1784-1856) , also a potter, were early […]