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Tragedies in the Life of William H. Hawk

William H. Hawk (1844-1912) lived through the tragic death of his mother and of his son in addition to honorably serving in the Civil War  in the 11th Pennsylvania Infantry and in the Veteran Reserve Corps.  The record shows that he he was wounded at Gettysburg on 1 July 1863 and at the Wilderness on […]

July 2012 Posts

A listing of the July 2012 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Steve Maczuga’s Pennsylvania Civil War Project – An Update Popular Women’s Names from the Civil War (Part 2 of 3) Tragedies in the Life of William H. Hawk Independence Day – July 4, 1862 June 2012 Posts Statistical Record of […]

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 […]

Calvary United Methodist Church and Cemetery (Part 3 of 6)

Civil War veteran burials in the Calvary United Methodist Church Cemetery, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, are continued today. ——————————- David Israel (1844-1878).  David was the younger brother of Daniel (see below), was born in Wales and came to America with his family around 1847.  He served in the 26th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company D, as a […]

Veterans

Veterans of the Civil War identified as having some connection to the Lykens Valley area and included in the Civil War Research Project.   Updated 12 April 2011. ++++ Updated 19 April 2012. A Nicholas Adams (1843-1927)—- William Adams (18xx-xxxx) —- Joseph J. Alleman (1847-xxxx) —-William Alleman (1844-1894) —- John Allman (1838-xxxx) —- David Alspach (1839-1864) […]