Norman Gasbarro | December 11, 2014
The 74th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument at Gettysburg is located north of the town of Gettysburg at West Howard Avenue. It was dedicated in 1888 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. A drawing of the monument (above) was available in the Philadelphia Inquirer article describing the regimental histories and ceremonies that took place in 1889. For a picture […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 10, 2014
Daniel D. Weaver was born 13 June 1831, the son of Johann Jacob Weaver (1803-1875) and Catharina [Lenker] Weaver (1798-1862). In 1850 the family was living in Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania and Daniel was working as a laborer. The father Jacob was a farmer and brother John Weaver, age 22 living at home, […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 9, 2014
The 73rd Pennsylvania InfantryMonument at Gettysburg is located south of the town of Gettysburg at The Angle. It was dedicated in 1889 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as part of the large group completed for the 25th Anniversary. A drawing of the monument (above) was included in the Philadelphia Inquirer article describing the regimental histories and […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 8, 2014
David Bachrach, who photographed Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg, died in 1921. The photograph above is of the crown scene taken by Bachrach and the hatless man seated to the left of center is most likely Abraham Lincoln. It was most likely taken prior to the delivery of the Gettysburg Address. PHOTOGRAPHED LINCOLN AT GETTYSBURG; IS […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 7, 2014
The grave of Ambrose Baker of Company K of the 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry is located in Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery in Rugby, Grayson County, Virginia. According to a family tradition, Ambrose Baker began the Civil War fighting for the Confederacy, then “switched sides and fought for the Union.” The discovery of the grave site and […]
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