The following history appeared in the Souvenir Book: Millersburg Centennial Celebration, which was published in September, 1907, by the Committee on Printing and Advertising, J. F. Adams, Chairman, and members C. A. Miller, E. E. Railing, C. W. Noll, and F. M. Faust. G.A.R. Kilpatrick Post, No. 212, G.A.R.., was organized on the 9th of […]
Veterans of the Civil War identified as having some connection to the Lykens Valley area and included in the Civil War Research Project was updated 19 April 2012. In a series of post beginning today and continuing intermittently for eight posts until concluding at the end of this month, a brief sketch of each of […]
An exhibit sponsored by the Mütter Museum was part of the Civil War Sesquicentennial festivities at Franklin Square, Philadelphia, on the Fourth of July weekend 2011. The Mütter Museum is part of The College of Physicians, located at 19 South 22nd Street, Philadelphia. The history of the museum is as follows: In 1856, Thomas Dent […]
This is the final of three posts on the Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The cemetery is located at the east end of Williamstown on the north side of Market Street. For the past two days and today, a total of eighteen grave markers will be shown from this cemetery with information […]
On this Mother’s Day 2011, it might be interesting to reflect on what we know about the mothers of Civil War veterans, particularly those who died in the war during the first full year of the conflict. Using the Veterans List that was recently compiled and posted here, a quick search was made for those […]
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