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William Dodd Mystery Solved – Not Civil War

In a post on 14 October 2015, several questions were raised about William Dodd who is buried at Calvary United Methodist Church, Wiconisco, Dauphin County.  The questions mainly centered around whether he was a Civil War soldier.  As a result of information provided by Deb Rudy, a Lykens Valley area researcher and contributor to this […]

November 2015 Posts

A listing of the November 2015 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Jacob Elm – German Immigrant Served in New York Cavalry Regiment October 2015 Posts William Dodd Mystery Solved – Not Civil War Millersburg’s Ties to the American Civil War Obituary of and Memorial to George W. Ely Who Was Inglis […]

Who Were These Lykens-Wiconisco Soldiers?

Several persons from Lykens, Dauphin County, and Wiconisco, Dauphin County, have been identified as Civil War soldiers, but very little or nothing is known about them. The known information is presented in the hopes that a reader of this blog knows more about them and is able to provide that information to the Civil War […]

2012 Additions to Civil War Veterans List – D to F

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 yesterday and continuing intermittently for eight posts until concluding at the end of this month, a brief sketch of each of […]

Calvary United Methodist Church and Cemetery, Wiconisco (Part 4 of 6)

Civil War veteran burials in the Calvary United Methodist Church Cemetery, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, are continued today. —————————– Henry Zerby (1829-1922).  Also spelled Zerbe in the records.  There are two persons with the same name who served, so some of the records may be co-mingled.  It is believed that this Henry Zerby served in […]