Lyman L. Hanan was born 1824 in New York and lived in Rutland, Wisconsin. He was mustered on December 3, 1863 into the Wisconsin 33rd Infantry and transferred to the 11th, Co. F. He Served in the Louisiana and Alabama campaign against Mobile and in the siege of Spanish Fort
Age 16, single, blue eyes, light hair, fair complexion, 5′ 6″, a farmer.
In the 1890’s until after World War I, the Womens Relief Corps (WRC) was very active in Oregon. They cared for the graves of our Civil War veterans and our one Revolutionary war veteran.
Age 19, single, gray eyes, brown hair, light complexion, 6’0″, a farmer.
In the early 1920’s, a large interdenominational, evangelistic complex, known as the Hallelujah Camp Grounds, was built on the corner of Janesville St. and South Perry Parkway (See Google Map). Hundreds of people attended the religious gathering run by former Congregational minister, Rev. Jack Linn and his wife Sophie Nelson
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