The 62nd Pennsylvania Infantry Monument at Gettysburg is located south of the town of Gettysburg on DeTrobrand Avenue. It was dedicated on 11 September 1889, along with a large group of monuments paid for by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The drawing of the monument (above) is from the Philadelphia Inquirer article describing the regimental histories […]
(Part 54 of an ongoing series on the Battle of Gettysburg). Around the base of the Pennsylvania Memorial at Gettysburg are a series of plaques which, by regiment and company, note the names of every soldier who was present at the Battle of Gettysburg. This post will present the plaque recognizing the men who served […]
A listing of the November 2014 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Isaac Sitlinger – Farmer, Miller & Miner of Lykens Township The Groff Brothers? – Valentine, Hiram & William October 2014 Posts Monuments at Gettysburg – 53rd Pennsylvania Infantry Was John Neubold a Civil War Veteran? Samuel N. Wells – Halifax […]
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. […]
Four men named Henry Zerby (or Henry Zerbe) have been found in Pennsylvania Civil War Regiments. This post will have as its primary purpose to note the ways to differentiate them as well as point out some of the unresolved conflicts in the records. ——————————- HENRY ZERBY (c. 1829 – 1919) Henry Zerby who is […]
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