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Discovering the remains of soldiers from the 55th Massachusetts

June 19, 2011 by

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Recalling => this post from May… Remains found in the late 80s… … and historical marker dedication=> coming up, July 15…

Mercersburg, Pa. and the 54th Massachusetts

May 5, 2009 by

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I recently made a road trip into south-central PA and one interesting find (actually, it was one of a couple… more on the others later) was that thirteen veterans of the 54th Mass. Infantry are buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery in Mercersburg. Actually, “Little Africa,” which is essentially along Fayette Street in Mercersburg, was settled […]