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The Steever Brothers of Millersburg (Part 2 of 4)

| January 10, 2014

In today’s post, John Jefferson Steever (1837-1862) will be profiled. On the Millersburg Soldier Monument there are three Steever brothers who are honored as Civil War soldiers.  Initially it was difficult to identify them as brothers and construct a genealogy.  However, a biographical sketch was located of a younger brother, Aaron M. Steever, a pharmacist […]

The Steever Brothers of Millersburg (Part 1 of 4)

| January 9, 2014

On the Millersburg Soldier Monument there are three Steever brothers who are honored as Civil War soldiers.  Initially it was difficult to identify them as brothers and construct a genealogy.  However, a biographical sketch was located of a younger brother, Aaron M. Steever, a pharmacist born in Millersburg, which clarified the relationship.  In today’s post, […]

Pennsylvania Connections to the Syracuse (NY) Soldiers’ Monument

| January 8, 2014

Normally, I try to research all inquiries received from readers of the blog, regardless of how far afield they at first may appear to be.  Usually, I am successful in making at least one connection with the goals of the Civil War Research Project.  In the case of the inquiry I am about to describe, […]

Fire Destroys the Lykens Register, 1900

| January 7, 2014

A cool breeze nipped at Isaac Deitrich as he tramped home in the darkness. It was a little before midnight on the evening of December 5, 1900 when his late shift in the mines let out. Wiconisco and Lykens lay below him in the twilight, only dim shadows marking where each town began. He left […]

December 2013 Posts

| January 5, 2014

A listing of the December 2013 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Civil War Officer Commission – Daniel Chester – Discovery and Restoration of a Document November 2013 Posts Abraham Lincoln on Stamps – The Bicentennial Issues of 2009 Was William H. Harman a Civil War Soldier? Obituary of William H. Sites […]