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Civil War Blog

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Mothers who Lost Sons in the Civil War

| May 8, 2011

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 […]

At Sea: Sailors, Marines, Merchant Seamen, Blockaders, Revenue Service

| January 29, 2011

Nearly all of the men who served in the Civil War from the Lykens Valley area served in military units as soldiers.  But a few did serve as sailors or marines.  Finding information on the sailors and marines is much more difficult than finding information on soldiers who served in Pennsylvania Civil War regiments, because they […]