In this, the second of two posts on the Pennsylvania regiments present during the Petersburg-Richmond Campaign, the “order of battle”, or the listing of how the Union Army was organized for battle, concludes. Many men from the Lykens Valley area participated in the campaign around Richmond which was one of the longest, largest and most […]
Part 4 of 7. In a prior post, one branch of the Riegel family’s origins in America was presented – that of Mattheis Riegell (born about 1615) of Bad Muenster, Palatinate, Germany, who married Maria Werner. They had a son, Jost Riegell (1615-1687) who married Maria Honen (or Hoenen). Their son, Cornelius Riegel (1674-175) was […]
Part 3 of 7. In a prior post, one branch of the Riegel family’s origins in America was presented – that of Mattheis Riegell (born about 1615) of Bad Muenster, Palatinate, Germany, who married Maria Werner. They had a son, Jost Riegell (1615-1687) who married Maria Honen (or Hoenen). Their son, Cornelius Riegel (1674-175) was […]
ISAAC HOLLAND GIVEN MILITARY & MASONIC FUNERAL LYKENS, 23 November 1928. –Isaac William Holland, 84, Civil War Veteran, was buried in Wiconisco Monday with military and Masonic rites. He died Thursday at Huntsville, Alabama, where he resided with a granddaughter for the past two years. His body was brought to Wiconisco Sunday. Services were […]
Civil War veteran burials in the Calvary United Methodist Church Cemetery, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, concludes today. —————————— Samuel Klinger (1819-1891). Served in the 173rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company K, as a Private. See prior post on Samuel Klinger. He was married four times: Rebecca Cooper; Magdalena ?; Belinda Savidge; and Catherine Kissinger. Samuel was a […]
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