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They Served Honorably in Company H, 210th Pennsylvania Infantry

In the post today, the previously identified men who served honorably in the 210th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, will be noted.  These men all have some connection to the Lykens Valley area and the Civil War Research Project.  All the men are included in the present version of the Veterans List.  Many of these veterans […]

Tragedies in the Life of William H. Hawk

William H. Hawk (1844-1912) lived through the tragic death of his mother and of his son in addition to honorably serving in the Civil War  in the 11th Pennsylvania Infantry and in the Veteran Reserve Corps.  The record shows that he he was wounded at Gettysburg on 1 July 1863 and at the Wilderness on […]

The 1863 Draft for Upper Dauphin County

In July of 1863, President Lincoln issued a proclamation ordering a draft to raise five hundred thousand men for the Union army. It was the first compulsory draft in American history.  The draft was intended to encourage enlistment, but in many cases it had the opposite effect.  Federal troops had to be called out in […]

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) […]