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Civil War Blog

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The Oak Hill Cemetery List of Millersburg Civil War Veterans

A newly-discovered list of supposed Civil War veterans who are buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Millersburg is featured in this post.  This one-page list has 114 names, many of which are not included on the Millersburg Soldier Monument. There is no indication on the list itself as to the compiler. However, the single page […]

Cornelius Martz – Died of Consumption – Honored on Lykens and Millersburg Monuments

Some additional information about Cornelius Martz has been located.  Cornelius died young, at the age of 36, of a condition resulting from his service in the Civil War. The obituary of Cornelius C. Martz was located in the Millersburg Herald, 30 December 1881: Cornelius Martz Cornelius Martz, son of Charles Martz, died on Monday of […]

Richard F. Martz – 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry

Sgt. Richard F. Martz, who served with the 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry on its headquarters staff, died in New Jersey in 1930 at the home of his son.  His obituary appeared in a Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania newspaper. Richard F. Martz LYKENS, ? 1930 — Richard F. Martz, 86, a life-long resident of this place, and […]

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 […]

Sudden Death of John L. Matter

SUDDEN DEATH OF JOHN L. MATTER LYKENS — Shortly after 10 o’clock Saturday morning our citizens were shocked by the announcement that John L. Matter died suddenly at his home on Main street.  Inquiry elicited the fact that just a few minutes previous to his demise William James, the apprentice in Mr. Matter’s tailoring establishment, […]