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Obituary of Charles A. Coleman – One-Day Civil War Veteran

Charles Artz Coleman (1844-1915), was drafted into Civil War service and reported to Camp Curtin and was assigned to Company I, 177th Pennsylvania Infantry.  The record indicates that this occurred on 2 November 1862 and on the same day, he was discharged on a Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability.  Because of the way Civil War rosters […]

Solomon Coleman – Militia Man From Lykens Township

In the Miners Journal of 13 December 1906, the following funeral report was given: BURIAL OF SOLOMON COLEMAN The funeral of Solomon Coleman, of Kaska, who died last Sunday, was held yesterday afternoon, the cortege proceeding to Middleport by trolley where services were conducted at the Lutheran Reformed Church by Rev. C. W. Eberwine, of […]

Aged Widow of One-Day Civil War Veteran Died in Gratz in 1940

The aged widow of Charles A. Coleman, Lydia Matilda Coleman, died in Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 14 January 1940.  Charles A. Coleman reported in Harrisburg to mustered into service in the 177th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I, on 2 November 1862, and was discharged the same day on a Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability.  There is no […]

Steve Maczuga’s Pennsylvania Civil War Project – An Update

On 4 January 2011, a blog post here featured the Pennsylvania Civil War Project of Steve Maczuga.  The URL to locate that post has changed so the post is presented here again with the new URL: ——————————— One of the best sources for general information about individual soldier Civil War service in Pennsylvania military units […]

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 […]