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Civil War Soldiers Buried at Lykens – The Claude Keiser List

For the 17 May 1917 edition of the Lykens Standard, Claude Keiser, son of Civil War Veteran Henry Keiser and a member of the local Sons of Veterans, provided a list of soldiers of that war and other wars who were buried in the Lykens cemeteries. ____________________________ I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Lykens William P. Miller —–Jonathan Hoffman […]

Who Was Joseph Way of Lykens and Was He a Deserter?

The name Joseph Way appears on the Lykens G.A.R. Monument as a Civil War veterans who served as a Private, but did not join the Heilner Post. In attempting to determine Joseph Way‘s regiment and company of service, one card in the Pennsylvania Veterans’ Card File stood out as an excellent match (shown above, from […]

February 2017 Posts

A listing of the February 2017 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Edward B. Martz – 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry Henry A. Martz – Lifelong Railroad Man, Served in 127th Pennsylvania Infantry January 2017 Posts Harry M. Kieffer’s Recollections – Deciding to Go to War Harry M. Kieffer’s Recollections – Camp Curtin Harry […]

Women and the Civil War (Part 13)

Women and the Civil War” is an exhibit of photographs and stories of women who had family connections with soldiers of that war.  It was first displayed at the Gratz Fair in September 2013, where it received “first place” in a non-profit division.  Afterward, it was displayed in 2014 at the Williamtown-Williams Township Historical Society; […]

Anton Haake – 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry – Not Recognized on Lykens Monument

On 24 October 1864, Anthony “Anton” Haake, aged about 34, enrolled at Harrisburg in the 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company D, as a Private.  He was honorably discharged on 18 July 1865, and the record shows that he returned to his home in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The return to Lykens is known because when he […]