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Four Men Named Henry Zerby

Four men named Henry Zerby (or Henry Zerbe) have been found in Pennsylvania Civil War Regiments.  This post will have as its primary purpose to note the ways to differentiate them as well as point out some of the unresolved conflicts in the records. ——————————- HENRY ZERBY (c. 1829 – 1919) Henry Zerby who is […]

Sarah Jane [Zerby] Machamer Buried with Full Ku Klux Klan Rites, 1926

Sarah Jane [Zerby] Machamer died on 16 Jul 1926 in Williamstown, Dauphin County.  Her parents were Henry Zerby (1829-1922) and Sarah S. [Wolf] Zerby (1833-1906).  Her husband was Charles Machamer.  Her funeral was largely attended by members of Ku Klux Klan of Williamstown, of which she and her husband were leaders. This post is a […]

Additions to Veterans’ List – W, Y and Z

Veterans of the Civil War identified as having some connection to the Lykens Valley area and included in the Civil War Research Project was last updated 19 April 2012.  In a series of posts continuing intermittently until concluding in mid-June, a brief sketch of each of the new names added since then will be presented.  […]

February 2013 Posts

A listing of the February 2013 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Rev. Lewis D. Steckel – Reformed Minister of Lykens Frederick W. Yingst – Carpet Dealer of Harrisburg Dr. Jacob W. Shope – Physician of Halifax and Harrisburg Rev. Hugh A. Loague – Catholic Priest at Williamstown January 2013 Posts Brothers […]

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 […]