Norman Gasbarro | June 5, 2012
Early in 1865, two men were assigned to Company A of the 50th Pennsylvania Infantry to replace men who had been discharged, who had been taken prisoner, or who had become casualties. These two men were paid to serve as substitutes. Very little is known about the men other than what is presented below. Most […]
Brian Tomlin | June 4, 2012
1860s Photographic Techniques daguerreotype. Library of Congress collection and description of daguerreotype method calotype. University of Oxford website describing this process, with examples ambrotype. site discussing photographic process popular during civil war, using positive images rather than the familiar negatives tintype. Video showing how this variation of the ambrotypes were made. carte de viste (CDV). […]
Norman Gasbarro | June 3, 2012
Late in 1864, three draftees from Troy, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, were assigned to Company A of the 50th Pennsylvania Infantry to replace men who had been discharged, who had been taken prisoner, or who had become casualties. Very little is known about the men other than what is presented below. Most of the men in […]
Norman Gasbarro | June 2, 2012
Andrew J. Williams was born about 1830 in Pennsylvania and at the time of his enlistment in the 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company A, as a Private, he was a resident of Millersburg, Dauphin County, and was working as a miller. Andrew was mustered into service on 9 September 1861 but at some point in his […]
Norman Gasbarro | June 1, 2012
Although Pillow is located in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the Pillow Union Cemetery is actually located on the north side of the Mahantongo Creek, which places it in Jordan Township, Northumberland County. To locate the cemetery, head east on Market Street from the central square of Pillow, cross the small bridge for the Mahantongo Creek, and […]
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