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Obituary of Lazarus Zerbe of Williamstown

Lazarus Zerbe, also known as Zerby, died in September 1905 in Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.  According to his grave marker in the United Methodist Cemetery in Williamstown, he served in the 17th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, as a Private.  Confirmation of this service is found in the Pennsylvania Archives, but the service was in the […]

March 2018 Posts

A listing of the March 2018 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Men Named William Williams from the Lykens Valley February 2018 Posts Thaddeus S. Williamson – Served in Maryland Regiment, Buried at Killinger Obituary of Jacob Wilt – Dies from Swallowing Quail Bone Abel Wise – Surviving Son of Revolutionary War […]

Additions to Veterans’ List – W, Y and Z

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.  […]

Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, Williamstown (Part 2 of 3)

This is the second of three posts on the Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.  The cemetery is located at the east end of Williamstown on the north side of Market Street.  Yesterday, today, and tomorrow, a total of eighteen grave markers will be shown from this cemetery with information known about each of […]

Veterans

Veterans of the Civil War identified as having some connection to the Lykens Valley area and included in the Civil War Research Project.   Updated 12 April 2011. ++++ Updated 19 April 2012. A Nicholas Adams (1843-1927)—- William Adams (18xx-xxxx) —- Joseph J. Alleman (1847-xxxx) —-William Alleman (1844-1894) —- John Allman (1838-xxxx) —- David Alspach (1839-1864) […]