Henry Breslin was born on 6 April 1846 in Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the son of James Breslin Sr. (1821-1909), an immigrant from Donegal, Ireland, and a Roman Catholic, and his wife, Elizabeth [Hoffa] Breslin (1824-1901), of Gratz. According to information in a Gratz history, the father was a cattle drover and hotel operator in […]
A listing of the July 2018 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: John Bower – Tremont Soldier in the 50th Pennsylvania Infantry John H. Shammo – White Supremacist, 1866 July 2018 Posts New York State Monument at Gettysburg National Cemetery – Post Card View Samuel Bartlett – “Colored” Veteran Lost Life in […]
The Georgia Historical Commission Historical Marker for the cavalry Action at Lovejoy’s Station, is located at US Route 41 at McDonough Road at Hastings, in Clayton County, Georgia. The marker describes one of the earlier actions in Sherman’s March to the Sea: Cavalry Action at Lovejoy’s Station On the night of 15 November 1864, the […]
Today’s post focuses on the historical markers at Nash Farm that relate to the Kilpatrick Raid, which took place 18 to 20 August 1864. The Nash Farm is located in the western part of Henry County, Georgia, 21 miles south of Atlanta, at 4361 Jonesboro Road. It is about five miles west of Exit 221 of I-75. […]
Veterans of the Civil War identified as having some connection to the Lykens Valley area and included in the Civil War Research Project was updated 19 April 2012. In a series of post beginning today and continuing intermittently for eight posts until concluding at the end of this month, a brief sketch of each of […]
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