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Jacob B. Lehman Gives Soldier Coat to Purchase Church Building Materials

Jacob B. Lehman was born in Mifflin Township, Dauphin County, Pennsyvlania, 15 November 1822 and died in Lykens, Dauphin County, on 9 September 1892.  He is buried in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Lykens. A “Memorial” to him was located in the records of the Evangelical United Brethren Church of Lykens.  In the “Memorial” it is […]

Civil War Soldiers Buried at Lykens – The Claude Keiser List

For the 17 May 1917 edition of the Lykens Standard, Claude Keiser, son of Civil War Veteran Henry Keiser and a member of the local Sons of Veterans, provided a list of soldiers of that war and other wars who were buried in the Lykens cemeteries. ____________________________ I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Lykens William P. Miller —–Jonathan Hoffman […]

Women and the Civil War (Part 13)

Women and the Civil War” is an exhibit of photographs and stories of women who had family connections with soldiers of that war.  It was first displayed at the Gratz Fair in September 2013, where it received “first place” in a non-profit division.  Afterward, it was displayed in 2014 at the Williamtown-Williams Township Historical Society; […]

July 2013 Posts

A listing of the July 2013 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Schifferstadt Architectural Museum Henry Keiser at Gettysburg Henry Keiser: After Gettysburg The Hegins Draft Riot How Far Was the Battle of Gettysburg Heard? Lykens Valley Coal Strikes During 1863 Six Killed, Many Injured in Train Wreck Troop Train Wreck on […]

Additions to Veterans’ List – L

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.  […]