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The Death of Capt. William H. Crook

| September 11, 2015

An obituary of William H. Crook, who was born in Clark’s Ferry, appeared in the Harrisburg Telegraph on 17 January 1914: CAPTAIN CROOK, WAR VETERAN AND FORMER CITY OFFICIAL, DIES Taken Ill During Intense Heat of Gettysburg Encampment in July BIRTHDAY EVERY FOUR YEARS Captain William H. Crook, well-known Republican, a prominent Civil War veteran […]

Elias Martin and Levi B. Ditty of Reed Township

| February 12, 2015

Elias Martin (1839-1918) is buried at Highland Cemetery, Dauphin Borough, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.  During the Civil War, he served two enlistments, although only one is named on his grave marker. Elias Martin first enrolled at Duncan’s Island in the Susquehanna River in Company C of the 136th Pennsylvania Infantry on 8 August 1862.  He was […]

Additions to Veterans’ List – S

| June 11, 2013

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.  […]

Additions to Veterans’ List – C

| May 18, 2013

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.  […]

Was Confederate Vice President Alexander H. Stephens from Pennsylvania?

| April 20, 2013

A question was asked by the Perry County Democrat in 1881 as to whether the Confederate Vice President Alexander H. Stephens was from Pennsylvania.  Information known at the time was that Stephens had an uncle who had lived in Perry County, Pennsylvania, and it was believed that his father, Andrew B. Stevens was born in […]