Norman Gasbarro | May 15, 2015
The William P. Crabb who joined the 11th Pennsylvania Cavalry on 15 August 1864, did so at Harrisburg, claiming to be 25 years old (born in Adams County), was of dark complexion, residing in Frailey Township, Schuylkill County, and was employed as a miller. Prior to the above enlistment, a William P. Crabb, age 21 […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 14, 2015
The 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry Monument at Gettysburg is located on Emmitsburg Road on the South Cavalry Battlefield. It was erected by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1888. The above drawing of the monument is from the Philadelphia Inquirer of 11 September 1889. A picture of the monument can be seen on Stephen Recker’s Virtual Gettysburg […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 13, 2015
In 1912, the Hon. James Martin Yeager wrote and published A Brief History of the Yeager, Buffington, Creighton, Jacobs, Lemon, Hoffman and Woodside Families and Their Collateral Kindred of Pennsylvania. Yeager was formerly the President of Drew Seminary for Young Women of Carmel, New York as well as a former Member of the House of […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 12, 2015
West Virginia Civil War Trails is one of a series of publications produced for the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War and was funded in part by the Transportation Enhancement Funds provided by the Federal Highways Administration. This edition, for West Virgina, is similar in format to the other publications for Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 11, 2015
The 4th Pennsylvania Cavalry Monument at Gettysburg is located south of the town of Gettysburg on Hancock Avenue and was dedicated by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1889. A picture of the monument as shown above can be seen on Stephen Recker’s Virtual Gettysburg Web Site which has more information about the monument and the […]
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