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Richard F. Martz – 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry

| April 27, 2012

Sgt. Richard F. Martz, who served with the 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry on its headquarters staff, died in New Jersey in 1930 at the home of his son.  His obituary appeared in a Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania newspaper. Richard F. Martz LYKENS, ? 1930 — Richard F. Martz, 86, a life-long resident of this place, and […]

2012 Additions to Civil War Veterans List – P to S

| April 26, 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 […]

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 […]

2012 Additions to Civil War Veterans List – G to J

| April 24, 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 […]

Death and Funeral of Jacob B. McCoy

| April 22, 2012

When there were only five veterans of the Civil War living in the vicinity of Lykens Borough, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, a local newspaper featured them in a lead article: The Ages of Five Remaining Civil War Veterans of Lykens Totals Over 4 Centuries The above picture represents five survivors of the Civil War who reside […]