Norman Gasbarro | December 21, 2012
Only one conclusion can be drawn from the analysis of the story of the Lincoln Flag of the Pike County Historical Society: the flag is a hoax. In today’s post, after summarizing the major events in the development of the Lincoln Flag story, a revelation will be made, that if true, will make moot all […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 20, 2012
At a small county museum in northeast Pennsylvania [The Columns, Milford, Pike County], a large 36-star American flag is on display. The museum claims with certainty that the flag was used as a cushion under the head of Abraham Lincoln as he lay mortally wounded in the State Box in Ford’s Theatre the night of […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 19, 2012
Grant Park is located in the City of Atlanta, Georgia, and can easily be reached from I-20 at Exit 59a, Boulevard Avenue. Also at the same location, is the Cyclorama, featuring a visual, music and narration depiction of the Battle of Atlanta; the Civil War Museum, with the “Texas,” one of the locomotives involved in […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 18, 2012
Four members of the Crook family of Clark’s Ferry, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania served in the Civil War. Clark’s Ferry is located in the lower part of the triangular area of study of the Civil War Research Project. The 1858 map (above) of Reed Township is from the Pennsylvania Archives. It shows the location of Clark’s […]
Brian Tomlin | December 17, 2012
No one interested in the Civil War era would expect that Christmas in the 1860s was celebrated like it is today. The web is full of articles detailing how Christmas celebrations were much simpler, less based on purchased items and more about handmade gifts and decorations. Below are some of the more interesting articles and […]
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