Norman Gasbarro | March 10, 2015
The following is the obituary of William B. Meetch as it appeared in the Harrisburg Telegraph, 3 September 1919: Former Power in Local Politics is Dead at Advanced Age WILLIAM B. MEETCH, LONG PROMINENT, IS DEAD Was for Years Repubilcan Leader and Widely-Known Hunter of Big Game LOVER OF OUTDOOR LIFE Although 75 Years Old […]
Norman Gasbarro | March 9, 2015
Albert G. Cummings (1844-1911), inventor, died at his home in Millersburg, Dauphin County. During the Civil War, he served in a New Hampshire regiment. Previously on this blog, he was profiled in a post entitled More Millersburg Area Portraits Found (Part 2). Today, his obituary is presented as originally published in the Harrisburg Patriot of […]
Norman Gasbarro | March 6, 2015
The obituary of James K. Helms appeared in the Harrisburg Patriot on 25 July 1893: Death of a Prominent Pottsville Citizen. By Telegraph to THE PATRIOT. POTTSVILLE, Pennsylvania, 24 July 1893 — James Knox Helms, of Schuylkill Haven, died last evening, aged fifty-two years. Captain Helms was one of the most widely known residents of […]
Norman Gasbarro | March 5, 2015
A listing of the February 2015 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Dan Haller – Former Slave Dies at Harrisburg Almshouse Rev. George Shorter – 127th United States Colored Troops January 2015 Posts Cassius Mars – Founder of Stevens Post in Harrisburg More on Eli Gray – Barber of Harrisburg – and […]
Norman Gasbarro | March 4, 2015
The 109th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument at Gettysburg is located southeast of the town of Gettysburg on Culp’s Hill on Slocum Avenue. It was dedicated in 1889 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The drawing of the monument pictured above is from a Philadelphia Inquirer article of 11 September 1889. A picture of the monument can be […]
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