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Riegel Family Veterans of Pennsylvania Civil War Regiments (Part 5 of 7)

Part 5 of 7.  In a prior post, one branch of the Riegel family’s origins in America was presented – that of Mattheis Riegell (born about 1615) of Bad Muenster, Palatinate, Germany, who married Maria Werner.  They had a son, Jost Riegell (1615-1687) who married Maria Honen (or Hoenen).  Their son, Cornelius Riegel (1674-175) was […]

Riegel Family Veterans of Pennsylvania Civil War Regiments (Part 1 of 7)

Part 1 of 7.  In a prior post, one branch of the Riegel family’s origins in America was presented – that of Mattheis Riegell (born about 1615) of Bad Muenster, Palatinate, Germany, who married Maria Werner.  They had a son, Jost Riegell (1615-1687) who married Maria Honen (or Hoenen).  Their son, Cornelius Riegel (1674-175) was […]

Richard Cutchall and Webster Wynn

The following sketch for Richard Cutchall appeared in the Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, pages 861-862.  In fact-checking the sketch, several inconsistencies were found with the available records.  Were there two men named Richard Cutchall?  For some unknown reason, the Richard Cutchall of the biographical sketch moved to Middle Paxton Township, Dauphin County, and after […]

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 […]

Pennsylvania Regiments at the Seven Days Battles – Corps & Generals

The Seven Days Battles, occurring from 25 June 1862 to 1 Jul 1862, resulted in a retreat of Union forces away from the Confederate capital of Richmond and down the Virginia peninsula.  The Union Army was headed by Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan and the Confederate Army by Gen. Robert E. Lee.  Battles took place […]