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Benneville Hoyer – Amputee Charged with Selling Liquor Without a License

On 17 January 1891, it was reported in the Harrisburg Patriot that “the grand jury [Dauphin County, Pennsylvania] returned the following true bills….  Benneville Hoyer selling liquor without a license….  These bills were ignored…. Benneville Hoyer, selling liquor to minors.”  What was not stated in the article was that Benneville Hoyer was a Civil War […]

July 2014 Posts

A listing of the July 2014 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Was Preston Saltzer a Drummer Boy? The Great Shohola Train Wreck – The 150th Anniversary Remembrance June 2014 Posts Jacob Shiro – Some News Stories Albert P. Schoffstall – 2nd Lieutenant in the 6th Pennsylvania Infantry Michael Polm – Died […]

Who Was John Lebo?

Because there were possibly six Pennsylvanian who served in the Civil War who had the name “John  Lebo,” at least two of whom were from the geographical area of this Civil War Research Project, this post intends to summarize some of the known information about the two and present some information about the other four. […]

Wynning History: The Explorations of a Young Historian (Part 1 of 2)

Jake Wynn, a regular contributor to this blog, launched his own blog on 22 February 2014.  It is entitled Wynning History: The Explorations of a Young Historian – Interpreting the Past with a Youthful Voice. Jake can be followed regularly on Twitter or by subscribing directly to his blog.  He has just completed his junior […]

The Shamokin Soldiers’ Circle – Photographs 147 – 158

Today’s post on the Shamokin Cemetery’s Soldiers’ Circle features all the graves in the inner circle, first and second quadrants, beginning with photograph 147.  The photographs in this segment are numbered 147 through 158.  All of the stones in this section are sequenced in the order of the death of the veteran – and some […]