George Knorr Commits Suicide LYKENS, 14 August 1903. — George Knorr of North Lykens, was found dead on the floor of his bed room about 2 p.m. Tuesday, the position of the body and surroundings indicating that he had died of arsenic poisoning. He evidently knew how the poison would act upon the stomach […]
A listing of the June 2011 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: 121st Pennsylvania Infantry – Pennsylvania Memorial at Gettysburg 139th Pennsylvania Infantry – Pennsylvania Memorial at Gettysburg 142nd Pennsylvania Infantry – Pennsylvania Memorial at Gettysburg May 2011 Posts Jonas Row – 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry & 16th Pennsylvania Cavalry Heilner Woman’s Relief […]
(Part 2 of an on-going series of posts on the Battle of Gettysburg). In order to identify which of the 2000 Civil War veterans from the Lykens Valley area fought at the Battle of Gettysburg, we must first identify the Pennsylvania regiments that fought at Gettysburg. According to histories of the battle, the Union lineup […]
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