Norman Gasbarro | May 5, 2013
Jonas Swab of the 210th Pennsylvania Infantry carried on a regular correspondence with his father during the Civil War. Several of the letters he sent to his father were preserved by a family member and transcribed and published in The Johannes Schwab Family: 240 Years in America. a copy of which is available at the […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 4, 2013
Tomorrow is Cinco de Mayo (Fifth of May), a holiday that had its origins during the American Civil War. It commemorates the Mexican army’s victory over the French forces of Napoleon III at the Battle of Puebla. The holiday was actually created by Mexicans living in California who supported the cause of Mexican freedom. […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 3, 2013
Christopher Gist, an immigrant from England around 1682, settled in the Baltimore area of Maryland in 1691. His marriage to Edith Cromwell had connected him to one of the prominent lines of English descent, that of Oliver Cromwell, the Lord Protector. The son of this marriage, Richard Gist (1684-1741), was the father of western explorer […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 2, 2013
A listing of the April 2013 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Reconsider This: Gangs of New York Touring the Petersburg National Battlefield – Site of Taylor Farm Touring the Petersburg National Battlefield – The Crater (Part 1) Touring the Petersburg National Battlefield – The Crater (Part 2) March 2013 Posts To […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 1, 2013
The last post discussing the commemorative stamps of the United States that honored Abraham Lincoln featured the 1959 stamp set issued in recognition of the Sesquicentennial of his birth. See: Abraham Lincoln on Stamps – The Sesquicentennial Issues of 1959. In 1960, a special stamp was issued to meet the international air mail postage rate […]
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