Norman Gasbarro | November 3, 2012
DR. NAYLOR, CIVIL WAR VETERAN, DIES Retired Dentist of Elizabethville, Served Four Years With Pennsylvania Units in Union Army Dr. Wilson E. Naylor, a retired dentist of Elizabethville and veteran of the Civil War died at his home yesterday, aged 77 years and 11 months. Dr. Naylor served with Company K, 1st Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 2, 2012
In 1967, Elizabethville, Dauphin County. Pennsylvania, celebrated its 150th anniversary and published a souvenir book. The book was appropriately called, History of Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 1817-1967. The foreword of the book explained the objectives of the Historical Committee: This is the history of a town – Elizabethville, Pennsylvania – and in it we have […]
Norman Gasbarro | October 29, 2012
The first name listed on the Lykens G.A.R. Monument is that of Capt. James L. Pell, a founding member of the Heilner Post No. 232, G.A.R. of Lykens and Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Who was James L. Pell other than being the highest ranking former officer involved in the creation of the Heilner Post at […]
Norman Gasbarro | October 26, 2012
After the Civil War, the army set about the task of compiling an official military history to include documents from both sides. Titled, War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies (or more simply, Official Records – O.R.). Every possible kind of document was included – official […]
Norman Gasbarro | October 25, 2012
Some questions have come to the Civil War Research Project about one of the names on the Lykens G.A.R. Monument. That individual is a George Samuels, about whom little is known. Who was George Samuels? What was his occupation? Where was he born and where did he live? Did he have a family? What was […]
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