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The Final Illness and Death of Jacob Alvord, 1907

The Lykens Standard reported on the final illness and death of Jacob Alvord in its last two editions of March 1907.  Alvord, a Civil War veteran and former postmaster of Lykens Borough, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, died on 21 March 1907. Seriously Sick As we go to press (Thursday noon) Jacob Alvord of Market Street, is […]

Civil War Patriotism of Girardville, Schuylkill County

Girardville is a small community in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, on Route 54, just east of Ashland.  While it is not within the area specifically covered by the Civil War Research Project, the efforts of Schuylkill County researchers and historians to compile a list of those who served in the Civil War who had some connection […]

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 […]

McCoy Sargert – Killed at Antietam, 1862

The name McCoy Sargut appears on the Lykens G.A.R. Monument as a Civil War soldier who was killed in the war.  He is named with the men who served as privates.  He is found in the military records as Sarger and Sargert. McCoy Sarger enrolled at Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 23 September 1861, as […]

Robert Newton of Williamstown – Alias “Richard Noble”

In the 1890 Veterans’ Census for Williamtown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Robert Newton, alias Richard Noble, reported that he had served in the 95th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company E, as a Private.  He was located in the records of that regiment under the name Richard Noble. The Pennsylvania Veterans’ File Card from the Pennsylvania Archives gave the […]