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Union Cemetery, Pillow (Part 2)

| June 1, 2012

Although Pillow is located in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the Pillow Union Cemetery is actually located on the north side of the Mahantongo Creek, which places it in Jordan Township, Northumberland County.  To locate the cemetery, head east on Market Street from the central square of Pillow, cross the small bridge for the Mahantongo Creek, and […]

In Defense of the Militia

| May 18, 2012

As pointed out in the post of 10 May 2012 (Pennsylvania Regimental Numbers – A Second Look), it is unfortunate that the militia companies that were in existence in local communities, when called into state service, were given the same regimental number designations as the state-raised infantry regiments that were sent into national service.  There […]

2012 Additions to Civil War Veterans List – K to O

| April 25, 2012

Veterans of the Civil War identified as having some connection to the Lykens Valley area and included in the Civil War Research Project was updated 19 April 2012.  In a series of post beginning last Friday and continuing intermittently for seven posts until concluding at the end of this month, a brief sketch of each […]

Camp Curtin Historical Perspective

| February 18, 2012

In the post yesterday, four memorials to Camp Curtin, the great Civil War army training camp in Harrisburg, were presented.  Unfortunately nothing remains of the camp and it is left to research and the imagination to determine what actually happened there.  It was also noted that only one photo was taken there and that photo […]

Pennsylvania Civil War 150 Road Show

| July 5, 2011

The Road Show of Pennsylvania Civil War 150 stopped in Philadelphia for the Fourth of July Weekend this year and was the highlight of the festivities held at Franklin Square.  The Road Show is a traveling, interactive exhibition of photographs, maps, artifacts and documents that tell the stories of Pennsylvanians who were caught up in […]