A listing of the September 2012 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Historical Society Activities for Civil War Sesquicentennial Mathias Wilson McAlarney – Provost Marshal, Journalist & Postmaster Laborers in 1860 in Pennsylvania John H. Hoffman – Williamstown Merchant and Manufacturer August 2012 Posts Daniel Y. Lenker – Tailor and Distiller Gratz […]
Gratz Union Cemetery (Simeon’s). This is part 2 of the 33rd post on Gratz During the Civil War. In the days of the Civil War, three separate burial areas were designated – one for the Evangelical Church, one for the German Reformed Church, and one for the Lutheran Church. The church located here was a […]
In the years before the Civil War and in the years following the war in which veterans returned and lived in Gratz, this property, known as Lot #42 on the original Simon Gratz subdivision, was owned by three families. Each of the families had a number of Civil War veterans who were associated with it. […]
Veterans of the Civil War identified as having some connection to the Lykens Valley area and included in the Civil War Research Project. Updated 12 April 2011. ++++ Updated 19 April 2012. A Nicholas Adams (1843-1927)—- William Adams (18xx-xxxx) —- Joseph J. Alleman (1847-xxxx) —-William Alleman (1844-1894) —- John Allman (1838-xxxx) —- David Alspach (1839-1864) […]
For the 200th Anniversary of Klingerstown, Pennsylvania, a Bicentennial Book Committee was formed and the result was a professionally produced commemoration of its history, Klingerstown Bicentennial Album, 1807-2007. A large section of that book pertained to the Civil War and the soldiers who served from Klingerstown area. The Klingerstown area includes parts of three counties […]
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