Three short news articles and another picture of Henry Maurer, Dauphin County’s longest surviving Civil War veteran, have been located in the files of the Gratz Historical Society. Previously, blog post on Henry Maurer, have included Last County Civil War Vet Marks Birthday, Gratz During the Civil War – Dr. Andrew Maurer House and Calvary United […]
The file card from the Pennsylvania Archives (shown above) notes that a Martin Troutman, age 22 (born about 1841) enrolled in the 26th Pennsylvania Infantry (Emergency of 1863), Company D, as a Corporal, at Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 15 June 1863, was mustered into service on 18 June 1863 at Harrisburg, and then deserted […]
“Women and the Civil War” is an exhibit of photographs and stories of women who had family connections with soldiers of that war. It was first displayed at the Gratz Fair in September 2013, where it received “first place” in a non-profit division. Afterward, it was displayed in 2014 at the Williamtown-Williams Township Historical Society; […]
A listing of the August 2013 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Grandsons of Civil War Veteran Josiah Hand Killed in East Brookside Mine Disaster July 2013 Posts Henry B. Longsdorf – Teacher, Railroad Track Foreman, and Newspaper Contributor Amanda B. Hepler – Widow of Isaac Hepler Can You Run More About […]
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. […]
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