Lykens – Bronze Tablet Added to Civil War Memorial, 1925
Mounting the bronze plaque on the pedestal in front of the G. A. R. Hall on North Second Street in Lykens, in October 1925, completed the Lykens (and Wiconisco) Civil […]
Black-Face Minstrel Show Held to Benefit Civil War Monument, 1925
In an irony of ironies, a black-face minstrel show was set to be performed in Lykens in 1925 for the benefit of the fund to raise money for the bronze […]
Elizabethville – American Legion Dedicates Flag Pole, 1926
The dedication of an Elizabethville flag pole by the American Legion in 1926, was shortened because the members had to conduct rites for a Civil War veteran, Henry Rissinger (1845-1926), […]
A Letter from a Citizens’ Military Training Camp (C. M. T. C.), 1924
Citizens’ Military Training Camps (C. M. T. C) were summer camps set up by the United States Government during the years 1921 to 1940. Their purpose was to give basic military […]
Indiantown Gap – Muir Field Parade & Recreation Area
An undated colorized post card view of Muir Field, Parade Ground and Recreation Area, Indiantown Gap Military Reservation, Annville, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. ___________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added […]
Millersburg – The Cannon on the Square
An undated photograph by Charles Noll of the cannon at West Park, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The view is looking north. The following information about the cannon was provided in […]
Was a Spy Captured Near Harrisburg in 1863?
Three Harrisburg Men Capture Confederate Spy in the River Col. Demming and Simon Gratz Who Caught “Rebel” Will Meet on Fiftieth Anniversary of Event According to Samuel Bates, an incident occurred […]
William C. Mills (1841-1916) – Civil War Naval Veteran of Millersburg
During the Civil War, William C. Mills saw both infantry service and naval service, but it is for his naval service that he was most remembered. His name appears on the Millersburg Soldier […]