Norman Gasbarro | December 16, 2012
The Andersonville Confederate Military Prison opened in February, 1864 and was in existence until its liberation in May 1865. The prison site is 25.5 acres and today consists of some reconstructions including portions of the stockade fence. Although it was the most notorious of all the prisoner of war facilities, it was not alone […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 15, 2012
Andersonville was the notorious Confederate prisoner of war camp where, of the 45,000 Union soldiers who were incarcerated there, nearly 13,000 died of disease, starvation and communicable diseases. In prior posts, the Pennsylvania Memorial at Andersonville, Georgia, was featured on this blog. In today’s post, the monuments to the soldiers who were from Pennsylvania’s neighboring […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 14, 2012
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 […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 13, 2012
Thomas McDowell Jones (1850-1917), also known as Tom Jones, was well-known newspaperman in Harrisburg in the latter part of the nineteenth century and early twentieth century. In researching his life, it was discovered, that he claimed service as a Drummer Boy in the Civil War, but it took an Act of Congress to verify that […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 12, 2012
William C. Armor (1842-1911), historian and bookseller of Harrisburg, played an important role in the Civil War in one of the first regiments recruited into service, the 28th Pennsylvania Infantry, in which he served as an officer. The story of his life appeared in the Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, published in 1896. William […]
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