In prior posts on the actions of Laura Keene immediately after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the story of her rushing up to the State Box with a pitcher of water and then cradling Lincoln’s head in her lap was examined. There is no contemporaneous evidence that this actually happened, but there are many who […]
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The last stop on the Lykens Valley Railroad was Millersburg, where connections could be made with the Northern Central Railroad. This was one of the busiest points in the Union during the Civil War and everything from freight to regular passenger trains to troop trains to prisoner trains traveled through this small town day and […]
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A listing of the April 2011 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Pvt. Sinnary Bohner – 27th Michigan Sharpshooters National Civil War Museum – 10th Anniversary 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry – Pennsylvania Memorial at Gettysburg 16th Pennsylvania Cavalry – Pennsylvania Memorial at Gettysburg March 2011 Posts Schwalm Library & Research Room Opens for […]
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