Jacob Keener, son of Jacob Keener (1823-1902) and Barbara [Weltmer] Keener (1822-1901) enrolled in the 127th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company D, as a Private, in Harrisburg, on 7 August 1862. He gave his age as 19, his occupation as farmer, and his residence as Lykens. He is one of many Civil War veterans who at one […]
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A listing of the July 2016 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Edward Crabb – Victim of Bigotry in Gratz Adam Jury – Born Millersburg, Died Salisbury Prison June 2016 Posts “It would have been better if Mr. Ryan had not seized the pistol….” Isaac Koppenhaver – Hotel Proprietor of Millersburg Jacob […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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