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Civil War Blog

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A Local Newspaper’s Obituary of Alexander McLaughlin, 1917

| October 21, 2019

Previously on this blog, a profile was published on Alexander McLaughlin (1841-1917), a veteran of the Civil War. At that time, his obituary from his local newspaper, the Elizabethville Echo, was not available to this Project. Here follows that obituary, from 26 July 1917. Death of Alex. McLaughlin Alexander McLaughlin, who was still in an […]

Daniel Hawk – 13th Pennsylvania Cavalry

| February 20, 2019

An obituary of Daniel Hawk, Civil War veteran, appeared in the Lykens Standard, 29 November 1918: Daniel Hawk, for many years a resident of this place [Lykens], but who about six years ago removed to Jefferson Township, died at his home there last Saturday of liver trouble, in his 72nd year. Deceased was twice married, […]

Henry Enders – 198th Pennsylvania Infantry

| December 17, 2018

The story below is edited/adapted from Captain Enders’ Legion, pages 59-61. Henry Enders was born 26 Jan 1828 in Jackson Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the son of John Enders and Sarah Ettinger.  Henry married Susan Sweigard, who was born on 15 January 1834 in Powell’s Valley, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.  Her parents were Peter Sweigard and […]

Disability and Obituary of Peter Chubb of Matamoras

| September 23, 2018

Peter Chubb died on 29 August 1913.  He is buried at the Long’s Cemetery, Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.  There is a G.A.R. Star-Flag Holder at his grave site and it was previously noted on this blog that he was a Civil War veteran.  See: Halifax Area Civil War List. The obituary of Peter Chubb appeared […]

The Travels of Daniel Paul, 1908

| June 22, 2018

During the Civil War, Daniel Paul served as a Private in the 130th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H.  After the Civil War, he moved to Michigan, but kept in touch with his Lykens Valley friends and relatives via correspondence to the editor of the Lykens newspaper. Two results of that correspondence from the year 1908 are […]