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Civil War Blog

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Pension Index Cards – 177th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I

Pension Index Cards, as previously mentioned and pictured on this blog, are references to the collection of original records of pension applications which are stored at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.  The database, officially entitled “Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934,” is available through Ancestry.com.  The description of the database, […]

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) […]

Lykens G.A.R. Civil War Monument

A monument was erected in the Borough of Lykens to honor the veterans from the Lykens and Wiconisco area who fought in the Civil War.  This monument is located on North Second Street in Lykens..  Traveling into Lykens from either direction on Route 209, turn north at Market Street and proceed to North Second Street.  […]