Sweitzer’s Memorial Cemetery is located on the western side of Main Street (Route 225) heading south out of the center of Berrysburg toward Elizabethville. The cemetery is also known as the “E.U.B. Cemetery.” It’s a large cemetery with several sections and offers a nice view of the valley – including the spire of the St. […]
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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