March 3. Opening of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation, the founding member of the HSBC Group. This bank was founded by Scottish bankers to help facilitate trade between China and Europe. Hong Kong was a British colony during this period. March 13. Jefferson Davis signs a bill […]
At the time of death of individuals, when their families are required to present them in the best light in an obituary, often undocumented claims are made about their lives and sometimes their achievements are cast in terms of how they performed their duties or had personal connections with famous historical characters. Both Lincoln and […]
A listing of the October 2014 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Embattled Rebel: Jefferson Davis as Commander in Chief Lambert K. Hooper – 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry Monuments at Gettysburg – 35th Pennsylvania Infantry September 2014 Posts Civil War Veteran Burials at Oak Hill Cemetery, Millersburg (Part 1) Monuments at Gettysburg – […]
A listing of the February 2014 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Another Biographical Sketch of Dr. Andrew J. Pontius January 2014 Posts The Henry Keiser Diary – Furlough, Marriage, Return to the Front Eleven Civil War Dead of Millersburg The Oak Hill Cemetery List of Millersburg Civil War Veterans Crimes Committed […]
Veterans of the Civil War identified as having some connection to the Lykens Valley area and included in the Civil War Research Project was last updated 19 April 2012. In a series of posts continuing intermittently until concluding in mid-June, a brief sketch of each of the new names added since then will be presented. […]
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