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Civil War Burials in St. Peter’s U.C.C. Cemetery, Reinerton (Part 2 of 3)

St. Peter’s United Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Reinerton, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.  To find the cemetery, travel south on Clarks Valley Road (Route 325) from the main street of Tower City which is called Grand  Avenue (Route 209).  At Deitrich Avenue, make a left turn and travel east.  The church and cemetery are […]

Capt. James L. Pell and the Great Zingari Bitters

The first name listed on the Lykens G.A.R. Monument is that of Capt. James L. Pell, a founding member of the Heilner Post No. 232, G.A.R. of Lykens and Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Who was James L. Pell other than being the highest ranking former officer involved in the creation of the Heilner Post at […]

Best of 2011 – Lykens G.A.R. Monument

Today is the final post of the “Best of 2011” series and will feature a revised version of the Lykens G.A.R. Civil War Monument post of 10 December 2010.  The revisions that appear below are the result of careful research by Sally Reiner, who is a member of the newly formed Lykens-Wiconisco Historical Society and […]

16th Pennsylvania Cavalry – Farewell Address

Farewell addresses to regiments as they were mustered out of service were almost always printed in the newspapers.  The one given by J. K. Robison of the 16th Pennsylvania Cavalry was read by the Adjutant Samuel E. Cormany on a Wednesday evening in late June 1865.  The address is provided here along with a list […]

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) […]