On 13 November 1913, the Harrisburg Patriot reported the death of Lambert K. Hooper: CIVIL WAR VET DIES AT MECHANICSBURG Mechanicsburg, 12 November 1913 — One of the oldest Civil War veterans of the borough, Lambert K. Hooper, died today after a few months illness, aged 83 years. Until this fall Mr. Hooper had been […]
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. […]
The 44th Annual G.A.R. National Encampment was held in Atlantic City in September 1910. It was one of the largest attended G.A.R. encampments held in the 20th century. For many of the veterans, it would probably be their last encampment. Getting to Atlantic City was relatively easy for veterans from Pennsylvania – two railroads provided […]
Four members of the Crook family of Clark’s Ferry, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania served in the Civil War. Clark’s Ferry is located in the lower part of the triangular area of study of the Civil War Research Project. The 1858 map (above) of Reed Township is from the Pennsylvania Archives. It shows the location of Clark’s […]
The official guide to Civil War sites in Georgia is entitled Crossroads of Conflict. It is sold by the Georgia Department of Economic Development and contains information on more than 350 sites serving as both a tour guide book and a history of Georgia during the Civil War. The pamphlet describing the book (pictured above) […]
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