In this, the first of two posts on the Pennsylvania regiments present during the Petersburg-Richmond Campaign, the “order of battle”, or the listing of how the Union Army was organized for battle, will begin. The listing will conclude tomorrow. Many men from the Lykens Valley area participated in the campaign around Richmond which was one […]
Part 2 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 […]
This is the final 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. For the past two days and today, a total of eighteen grave markers will be shown from this cemetery with information […]
(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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