Norman Gasbarro | August 20, 2014
The 27th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument at Gettysburg is located southeast of Gettysburg on East Cemetery Hill. The monument was dedicated in 1889 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and was the second monument to the regiment that was placed at Gettysburg. The above drawing appeared with an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer on 11 September 1889 on […]
Norman Gasbarro | August 18, 2014
The Nash Farm is located in the western part of Henry County, Georgia, 21 miles south of Atlanta, at 4361 Jonesboro Road. It is about five miles west of Exit 221 of I-75. During the Civil War, it was a Confederate campsite and was the location of the largest cavalry raid the state’s history – […]
Norman Gasbarro | August 17, 2014
Jane Butler of Minisink Valley Genealogy, has called my attention to a blog post she published this month on Valentine Hipsman, who I had previously profiled here in June as part of my series on “The Great Shohola Train Wreck.” [ShoholaTrainWreck]. Jane’s post is entitled; The Hubschmann Monument, Hipsman Burying Ground, Shohola, PA. It pictures […]
Norman Gasbarro | August 15, 2014
The 150th Anniversary of Kilpatrick’s Raid at Lovejoy Station and Nash Farm Battlefield, Hampton, Henry County, Georgia, will be recognized from 20 August through 24 August 2014. From the brochure advertising the event: The Friends of Nash Farm Battlefield and the Georgia Civil War Commission wish to invite you to the 150th Anniversary of Kilpatrick’s […]
Norman Gasbarro | August 13, 2014
On 17 January 1891, it was reported in the Harrisburg Patriot that “the grand jury [Dauphin County, Pennsylvania] returned the following true bills…. Benneville Hoyer selling liquor without a license…. These bills were ignored…. Benneville Hoyer, selling liquor to minors.” What was not stated in the article was that Benneville Hoyer was a Civil War […]
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