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Civil War Blog

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Trevorton Area Civil War Veterans

Trevorton Sesquicentennial, 1850-2000:  Remembering the Past, Cherishing the Present, Enriching the Future, was published in 2000 in celebration of the 150th Anniversary of Trevorton by the Trevorton Sesquicentennial Committee, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Trevorton is located within the boundaries of Zerbe Township in Northumberland County as can be seen on the above map (the rectangular grid).  […]

Capt. Alexander C. Landis – Tailor, Merchant and Democratic Party Leader

A one-line item that appeared in the Harrisburg Patriot on 10 March 1893 may be helpful in establishing a genealogical connection between men of the surname Landis from the Lykens Valley area and Captain Alexander C. Landis, a Civil War veteran from Stroudsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, who, after the war, settled in Steelton, Dauphin County.  […]

A Searchable Index to the Pennsylvania Monument at Gettysburg

The Pennsylvania Memorial at Gettysburg, previously featured in many posts here on this blog, now has a searchable name index.  That index is provided by Steve Maczuga on his web site, Pennsylvanians in the Civil War. Searching is easy.  Just go to the web site, enter the last name of the soldier in the box, […]

Four Men Named Henry Zerby

Four men named Henry Zerby (or Henry Zerbe) have been found in Pennsylvania Civil War Regiments.  This post will have as its primary purpose to note the ways to differentiate them as well as point out some of the unresolved conflicts in the records. ——————————- HENRY ZERBY (c. 1829 – 1919) Henry Zerby who is […]

The Enty Family in the Civil War (Part 2 of 4)

The earliest member of the Enty family to settle in the area near the Lykens Valley appears to be Tobias Enty, who according to some researchers on Ancestry.com, was born around 1762 in Haiti and emigrated to the United States some time before 1800.  However, no sources have been found that confirm any of this […]