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Civil War Blog

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The Oak Hill Cemetery List of Millersburg Civil War Veterans

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 […]

Trevorton Area Civil War Veterans

Trevorton Sesquicentennial, 1850-2000:  Remembering the Past, Cherishing the Present, Enriching the Future, was published in 2000 in celebration of the 150th Anniversary of Trevorton by the Trevorton Sesquicentennial Committee, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Trevorton is located within the boundaries of Zerbe Township in Northumberland County as can be seen on the above map (the rectangular grid).  […]

John G. Killinger – Agricultural Implement Agent & Justice of the Peace

On 23 February 1904, the Harrisburg Patriot reported the following death: John G. Killinger The death of John G. Killinger who was well known in Northern Dauphin County, occurred Saturday morning at his home in Fisherville.  For twenty years he had been Justice of the Peace in Jackson Township.  Mr. Killinger had also been a […]

2012 Additions to Civil War Veterans List – P to S

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 […]

Underground Railroad in Pennsylvania – Part 3 of 3

On Monday, the post discussed Harrisburg as a “hub” of activity for the Underground Railroad, rather than a final destination as it was presented on Sunday.  Those escapees moving north from Harrisburg would have passed through and possibly stopped over in the Lykens Valley area as they made their way to Elmira, New York, and […]