Veterans of the Civil War identified as having some connection to the Lykens Valley area and included in the Civil War Research Project as updated 19 April 2012. In a series of post beginning Friday, 20 April 2012 and continuing intermittently for seven posts until concluding tomorrow, a brief sketch of each of the newly […]
Lot #29 was held by the heirs of Simon Gratz for many years, but in 1853, they sold it to George Ossman, who at the time lived in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The first part of the house was constructed prior to Ossman purchasing the land. By 1855, a two story house was listed […]
(Part 3 of 4). In 1883,Clarence Clough Buel, the Assistant Editor of The Century Magazine, proposed a series of articles which would present differing points of view on the Civil War. Buel’s plan included the eventual publication of the articles in book form. In 1887 and 1888, the four volume work was first published. A […]
(Part 2 of 4). In 1883, Clarence Clough Buel, the Assistant Editor of The Century Magazine, proposed a series of articles which would present differing points of view on the Civil War. Buel’s plan included the eventual publication of the articles in book form. In 1887 and 1888, the four volume work was first published. […]
(Part 2 of an on-going series of posts on the Battle of Gettysburg). In order to identify which of the 2000 Civil War veterans from the Lykens Valley area fought at the Battle of Gettysburg, we must first identify the Pennsylvania regiments that fought at Gettysburg. According to histories of the battle, the Union lineup […]
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