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Obituaries of Civil War Era Women, 1912

| June 15, 2015

The following are obituaries of some Civil War era women: ———————————- From the Harrisburg Patriot, 15 March 1912: DEATH OF MISS CATHERINE BIDDLE Member of Old Philadelphia Family Was Noted for Her Charities Philadelphia, 14 Mach 1912 — Miss Katherine C. Biddle, a member of one of the oldest Philadelphia families and noted for her […]

The Yeager Family in the Civil War (Part 8)

| June 12, 2015

In 1912, the Hon. James Martin Yeager wrote and published A Brief History of the Yeager, Buffington, Creighton, Jacobs, Lemon, Hoffman and Woodside Families and Their Collateral Kindred of Pennsylvania.  Yeager was formerly the President of Drew Seminary for Young Women of Carmel, New York as well as a former Member of the House of […]

May 2015 Posts

| June 10, 2015

A listing of the May 2015 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: The Pension Fraud Case of Andrew M. Betz The Yeager Family in the Civil War (Part 1) April 2015 Posts Monuments at Gettysburg – 2nd Pennsylvania Cavalry Three Unusual Deaths of Civil War Soldiers in 1903 Monuments at Gettysburg – […]

The Yeager Family in the Civil War (Part 7)

| June 8, 2015

In 1912, the Hon. James Martin Yeager wrote and published A Brief History of the Yeager, Buffington, Creighton, Jacobs, Lemon, Hoffman and Woodside Families and Their Collateral Kindred of Pennsylvania.  Yeager was formerly the President of Drew Seminary for Young Women of Carmel, New York as well as a former Member of the House of […]

Monuments at Gettysburg – 21st Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company B

| June 5, 2015

The two monuments to the 21st Pennsylvania Cavalry at Gettysburg are located southeast of the town of Gettysburg, close to each other on the eastern side of Baltimore Pike.  One of the monuments is pictured above and can be seen on Stephen Recker’s Virtual Gettysburg Web Site which has more information about the monuments and […]