Norman Gasbarro | November 9, 2014
The 56th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument at Gettysburg is located west of the town of Gettysburg on Reynolds Avenue. It was dedicated as part of the group of monuments paid for by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1889. The drawing of the monument (above) is from the Philadelphia Inquirer article describing the monument dedications. For a picture […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 8, 2014
On 17 May 1913 in its section on “News of Steelton,” the Harrisburg Patriot reported the death of Samuel N. Wells, a prominent G.A.R. official of that borough. The obituary stated that Wells was born in Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Previously, this was not known and Wells had not been included in the Civil War […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 7, 2014
A death notice for John Neubold of Millersburg appeared in the Harrisburg Patriot on 17 February, 1921: JOHN NEUBOLD, 83, DIES Millersburg, 16 February 1921 — John Neubold died at his home on Tuesday from a complication of diseases. Mr. Neubold was 83 years old and was a native of Germany. The funeral arrangement […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 6, 2014
The 53rd Pennsylvania Infantry Monument at Gettysburg is located south of the town of Gettysburg on Brooke Avenue. It was dedicated as part of the group of monuments paid for by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1889. The view of the monument (above) is from Steven Recker’s Virtual Gettysburg Web Site which has more information about […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 5, 2014
A listing of the October 2014 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Embattled Rebel: Jefferson Davis as Commander in Chief Lambert K. Hooper – 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry Monuments at Gettysburg – 35th Pennsylvania Infantry September 2014 Posts Civil War Veteran Burials at Oak Hill Cemetery, Millersburg (Part 1) Monuments at Gettysburg – […]
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