The 99th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument at Gettysburg is located at the Devils’ Den. It was the second monument to the regiment and was erected with the funding made available in 1889 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The first monument, originally located at Devil’s Den in 1886, was moved to Hancock Avenue in 1889. The picture of […]
The following is a small sample of Civil War veteran suicides that took place around the turn of the century. —————————- From the Harrisburg Telegraph, 28 April 1900: A Veteran Commit Suicide Lancaster, 28 April, 1900 — John A. Taylor, a veteran of the Civil War, committed suicide last night by taking strychnine. He had […]
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 […]
A listing of the February 2015 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Dan Haller – Former Slave Dies at Harrisburg Almshouse Rev. George Shorter – 127th United States Colored Troops January 2015 Posts Cassius Mars – Founder of Stevens Post in Harrisburg More on Eli Gray – Barber of Harrisburg – and […]
Two sons of Christian Walborn (1802-1871) and Judith [Hartman] Walborn (1804-1853) of Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, have been confirmed as Civil War soldiers: Jacob Walborn (1839-1915) was a member of the 78th Pennsylvania Infantry; and Jonas Walborn (1840-1912) was a member of the 99th Pennsylvania Infantry. In addition, there is a possibility that a […]
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