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Civil War Blog

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Civil War Burials in the Hoffman Church Cemetery (Part 1 of 2)

| August 15, 2012

The St. Peter (Hoffman) Cemetery is located along the Crossroads between Loyalton (on Route 209) and Route 25.  It is one of the oldest cemeteries in the Lykens Valley area.  Today, the first set of Civil War burials in that cemetery will be featured with the series concluding tomorrow. —————————- ISAAC B. MOYER (1845-1872) Isaac […]

Sons of the American Revolution in the Civil War

| August 10, 2012

As mentioned in the post yesterday, a monument in the Hoffman Church Cemetery recognizes veterans of the Revolutionary War who are known to be buried in the cemetery or who are believed to be buried somewhere in the cemetery. The monument is located in one of the oldest cemeteries in the Lykens Valley area can […]

The Hoffman Church and Cemetery

| August 9, 2012

One of the oldest churches and cemeteries in the Lykens Valley area can be found on the Crossroads near Route 25 in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.  It is St. Peter’s Church, also known as the Hoffman Church. According to early records, the church was founded in 1771 as a German Reformed congregation, but no […]

The Tulpehocken Path

| July 28, 2012

Families of many Civil War veterans of the Lykens Valley area originally settled in Berks County, Pennsylvania, and later migrated north and west along established routes through the mountains.  Before and at the time of the Civil War, one of the most used paths was from Tulpehocken Township in Berks County, through Pine Grove Township […]

Tower City, Porter and Rush Township Civil War Veterans – Part 7

| July 26, 2012

The Tower City Borough, Porter Township and Rush Township Veterans Memorial is located at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Cemetery which is located along Route 209 in Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.  It was the subject of a prior post on this blog on 30 December 2010. Within the glass cases on the monument are name […]