Norman Gasbarro | May 16, 2011
(Part 29 of an ongoing series on the Battle of Gettysburg). Around the base of the Pennsylvania Memorial at Gettysburg are a series of plaques which, by regiment and company, note the names of every soldier who was present at the Battle of Gettysburg. This post will present the plaque recognizing the men who served […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 15, 2011
Hugh Judson Kilpatrick (1836-1881) was best known as a Union cavalry officer during the American Civil War eventually achieving the rank of Brevet Major General. In later life he served as the United States Minister to Chile and he was a failed candidate for both governor of New Jersey and the U.S. House of Representatives. […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 14, 2011
Did Lt. John S. Jury keep the pen that was used to sign the terms of surrender at Appomattox, Virginia, on 9 April 1865, and is that pen still in the possession of the Jury family today? On 25 June 1982, an interesting article appeared in The Progress, a newspaper covering Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. The […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 13, 2011
Thomas Jefferson “T.J.” Tobias was born about 1846 near Branch Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, the son of Daniel Tobias (1792-1879) and Catherine [Hoffa] Tobias (1800-1896). He had three older brothers, John Tobias, born about 1821, Daniel Tobias, born about 1843, and Samuel Tobias, born about 1844. The father, Daniel Tobias, was a tavern keeper and […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 12, 2011
(Part 28 of an ongoing series on the Battle of Gettysburg). Around the base of the Pennsylvania Memorial at Gettysburg are a series of plaques which, by regiment and company, note the names of every soldier who was present at the Battle of Gettysburg. This post will present the plaque recognizing the men who served […]
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