Norman Gasbarro | February 6, 2013
The announcement of the death of Miss Frances Awl at the age of 79 in the Harrisburg Patriot, 19 September 1921, provided information to connect two men of the surname “Awl” to each other as brothers. Colonel F. Asbury Awl and Colonel J. Wesley Awl were both Civil War veterans from Dauphin County. The obituary […]
Norman Gasbarro | February 5, 2013
A listing of the January 2013 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Looking Ahead in the New Year, 2013 Mahlon Shaaber – Tallest Soldier of the Civil War White House of the Confederacy, Richmond, Virginia John Arnts – Father of Gratz Creamery Owner December 2012 Posts The Gettysburg Address Blog Review: The […]
Norman Gasbarro | February 4, 2013
Rev. Hugh A. Loague (1842-1916) was the Catholic pastor of the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, from 1888 to 1901. When he arrived in America with his family around 1850, he settled in Philadelphia, where he completed his early education. At the time of the Civil War, he was […]
Norman Gasbarro | February 3, 2013
Jacob W. Shope (1845-1923) was a physician in Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, who served in the 201st Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, as a Private, during the Civil War. The Pension Index Card shown above is from Fold3 and gives the death date of Dr. Shope as 14 June 1923. He is buried in the Paxtang […]
Norman Gasbarro | February 2, 2013
Frederick W. Yingst (1843-1920) was the son of Carl Yingst and Anna [Snavely] Yingst, German immigrants who met on shipboard en-route to America. Frederick was born and reared in Harrisburg. According to his biographer, at 16 years old, he became an apprentice in the house and sign painting trade with John Cruikshank, a well-known mechanic. […]
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