Last Sunday, the first part of the story of the Union League of Philadelphia was presented. Today, the final part is given. Future posts will present other patriotic organizations that were organized or grew in the days before, during and after the Civil War. In 1865, the new Union League House in Philadelphia was opened […]
Before, during and after the Civil War, many patriotic organizations were formed to express support for the country. Some of these took root in cities, while other were more popular in the countryside. One of the most famous and most successful of these organizations was the Union League of Philadelphia. In May 1865, the Union […]
Recently, a new memorial to Ocvatius Valentine Catto was ceremonially unveiled in Philadelphia in the central square of the city, just to the west of the south gate entrance to the City Hall Plaza. Previously, on this blog, a post entitled Octavius V. Catto, told of this African American’s relationship to the Civil War and […]
The 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry Monument at Gettysburg is located on Emmitsburg Road on the South Cavalry Battlefield. It was erected by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1888. The above drawing of the monument is from the Philadelphia Inquirer of 11 September 1889. A picture of the monument can be seen on Stephen Recker’s Virtual Gettysburg […]
An article that appeared in the Harrisburg Patriot of 18 September 1906, stated that “Mandamus is Refused in Williamstown Matter.” The article referred to an opinion handed down by Judge George Kunkel in the matter of the School Board of Williamstown, Dauphin County, and the request of Catholic parents to allow Catholic students to be […]
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