Norman Gasbarro | March 5, 2013
A listing of the February 2013 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Rev. Lewis D. Steckel – Reformed Minister of Lykens Frederick W. Yingst – Carpet Dealer of Harrisburg Dr. Jacob W. Shope – Physician of Halifax and Harrisburg Rev. Hugh A. Loague – Catholic Priest at Williamstown January 2013 Posts Brothers […]
Brian Tomlin | March 4, 2013
This is the first of a ten part series on the “Victorian home,” a general term used to describe the types of houses and home life during the Civil War. Part one is an overview of a variety of topics relating to home life during the period. The remaining posts in the series will each take one […]
Norman Gasbarro | March 3, 2013
In 1910, John Orth, an immigrant from Germany, was living in the household of his son, Jacob A. Orth, in Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. At that time, John, a widower, was living on his Civil War pension, which was referred to in the census as “own income.” The son was a bookkeeper and the household […]
Norman Gasbarro | March 2, 2013
The discovery of veterans who have previously not been included in the Civil War Research Project is now happening on an almost daily basis. To the list of veterans must now be added Solomon Eyster of Barry Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, whose name was discovered in a book honoring veterans of the area around Valley […]
Norman Gasbarro | March 1, 2013
Today, the regular Abraham Lincoln stamp issues will continue with an examination of the Liberty Series and the Prominent Americans Series which saw service from the mid-1950s through the mid-1970s. Previously, here on this blog, the Presidential Series of 1938 was explained. In addition, on Tuesday last week, former presidents who were alive during all […]
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