Peter Low (also spelled Lowe) died on 20 December 1906 in Lykens, Pennsylvania. His obituary was contributed by Sally Reiner of the newly formed Lykens-Wiconisco Historical Society: PETER LOWE LYKENS — After an illness of paralysis dating back nearly a year, since which time he was quite helpless, Peter Lowe of North street, an old […]
A listing of the May 2011 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: The 1863 Draft for Upper Dauphin County Civil War Draft Registration Records, 1863-1865 St. John (Hill) Church and Cemetery New Fees Approved at Gratz Historical Society Cinco de Mayo, the Confederacy, and Gen. Jo Shelby The Invalid Corps (or Veteran […]
(Part 2 of 4). In 1883, Clarence Clough Buel, the Assistant Editor of The Century Magazine, proposed a series of articles which would present differing points of view on the Civil War. Buel’s plan included the eventual publication of the articles in book form. In 1887 and 1888, the four volume work was first published. […]
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 […]
(Part 12 of 12). A condensed version of the index found in Volume X of The Photographic History of the Civil War: Armies and Leaders, with reference to specific Pennsylvania regiments included in the ten volumes of The Photographic History. The year 1911 was the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War. In […]
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