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From Lykenstown to War – Captain James Douden’s Company Marches to Pottsville

Posted on September 23, 2016March 27, 2026 by Jake Wynn

The young soldiers of Company G, 96th Pennsylvania rode wagons from Lykens to Pottsville in September 1861.

Posted in 96th Pennsylvania, Central Pennsylvania, Civil War, Coal Region, Dauphin County, Lykens, Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County, Wiconisco, Williams ValleyTagged FeaturedLeave a comment

“A Merry Christmas” – A Christmas editorial by the Harrisburg Telegraph from 1864

Posted on December 21, 2014December 19, 2019 by Jake Wynn

The Harrisburg Telegraph wished its readers a "Merry Christmas" while the country prepared for its fourth Christmas at war.

Posted in Central Pennsylvania, Civil WarTagged 1864, 19th Century, Central Pennsylvania, Civil War, Editorial, Harrisburg, Newspaper, PennsylvaniaLeave a comment

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