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First Public Ku Klux Klan Day Demonstration in Williamstown, 1926

| March 19, 2018

Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, held its first Ku Klux Klan Day in 1926.  A comprehensive, descriptive report was published on what transpired. This post is a continuation of the reporting on hate groups that were active in the Lykens Valley area in the years following the Civil War.  It was a widely known fact that the […]

Peter Witmer Died in Nebraska in 1930 – Drank Lye & Survived in 1922

| March 16, 2018

Previously on this blog, Peter Witmer was introduced as an addition to the Civil War Research Project.  At the time, the following was known about him: Peter Witmer (1841-1892) enrolled in the 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company B, as a Private, at New Market, Kentucky, but gave his residence as Dauphin County.  He was taken prisoner […]

Abel Wise – Surviving Son of Revolutionary War Soldier, 1891

| March 14, 2018

  Abel Wise, who was born in Millersburg on 3 October 1821, the son of Adam Wise (1751-1833) and Catherine Neiman Patton Wise (1785-1863).  At the time of the Civil War, he served in the 192nd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, as a Sergeant, from 25 February 1865 through his honorable discharge on 24 August 1865.  […]

Obituary of Jacob Wilt – Dies from Swallowing Quail Bone

| March 12, 2018

Jacob Wilt, who served in the Civil War in the 1st Pennsylvania Infantry, Company E, as a Private, from 20 April 1861 through 24 July 1861, and again in the 11th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Companies C and D, as a Private, from 27 August 1861 through the end of the war, is honored on the Lykens […]

Thaddeus S. Williamson – Served in Maryland Regiment, Buried at Killinger

| March 9, 2018

Thaddeus S. Williamson is buried at the Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery at Killinger, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.  His grave is marked with a G.A.R. Star and Flag Holder and his stone indicates service in a Maryland Civil War regiment – Company A, Purnell Legion of the Maryland Volunteer Cavalry.  His service dates were from 8 February […]