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Obituary of Albert G. Cummings – Millersburg Inventor of the Aeroplane, 1896

Albert G. Cummings (1844-1911), inventor, died at his home in Millersburg, Dauphin County.  During the Civil War, he served in a New Hampshire regiment.  Previously on this blog, he was profiled in a post entitled More Millersburg Area Portraits Found (Part 2).  Today, his obituary is presented as originally published in the Harrisburg Patriot of […]

March 2015 Posts

A listing of the March 2015 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Monuments at Gettysburg – 107th Pennsylvania Infantry Two Lost Men with a Lykens Township Connection Monuments at Gettysburg – 109th Pennsylvania Infantry February 2015 Posts Capt. James K. Helms of Schuylkill Haven & Pottsville Obituary of Albert G. Cummings – […]

The Oak Hill Cemetery List of Millersburg Civil War Veterans

A newly-discovered list of supposed Civil War veterans who are buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Millersburg is featured in this post.  This one-page list has 114 names, many of which are not included on the Millersburg Soldier Monument. There is no indication on the list itself as to the compiler. However, the single page […]

2012 Additions to Civil War Veterans List – A to C

Veterans of the Civil War identified as having some connection to the Lykens Valley area and included in the Civil War Research Project was updated 19 April 2012.  In a series of post beginning today and continuing intermittently for eight posts until concluding at the end of this month, a brief sketch of each of […]

More Millersburg Area Portraits Found (Part 2)

Recently, some portraits were located of Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Civil War veterans and members of their families.  Included in this post are portraits of Albert G. Cummings. —————————– Albert G. Cummings (1844-1911) Albert G. “A. G.” Cummings was born 11 November 1844 in East Lebanon, New Hampshire and died 3 Aug 1911 in Millersburg, […]