John H. Heckert (1838-1921) is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. At his grave there is a G.A.R. star-flag holder. During the Civil War he served in the 6th Pennsylvania Infantry (Emergency of 1863), Company E, as a Private, serving from 12 September 1862 through discharge at the end of the emergency […]
A listing of the March 2016 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links. Click on any title to go directly to the post. ———————————– Featured this month were two posts describing (1) how the By-Laws of the Gratz Historical Society have been completely ignored resulting in an illegal takeover of this Pennsylvania non-profit […]
Today’s post is the third in the series of photographs of the Civil War veteran graves at Oak Hill Cemetery, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It features the grave markers of ten soldiers about whom research is ongoing. To determine the extent to which each soldier’s information has been posted on this blog, click on the […]
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 […]
The following history appeared in the Souvenir Book: Millersburg Centennial Celebration, which was published in September, 1907, by the Committee on Printing and Advertising, J. F. Adams, Chairman, and members C. A. Miller, E. E. Railing, C. W. Noll, and F. M. Faust. G.A.R. Kilpatrick Post, No. 212, G.A.R.., was organized on the 9th of […]
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