Norman Gasbarro | August 19, 2015
William W. Davidson was born in South Manheim Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, the son of John H. Davidson and Elizabeth [Schwenk] Davidson, on 18 December 1842. In the 1860 Census he was single, living in Millersburg, and working as a tanner. In September 1862, William responded to the emergency presented to Pennsylvania by joining the […]
Norman Gasbarro | August 17, 2015
Here is another strange case of Civil War battlefield artifacts found in an unusual, but somewhat believable place. Hopefully, a reader of this blog can enlighten the rest of as to where these bullets are presently located. BULLETS FROM BATTLEFIELD Whizzed Over the Wilderness and Lodged in Trees Philadelphia, 25 July 1899 — Assistant United […]
Norman Gasbarro | August 14, 2015
In going through some obituaries that appeared in the Harrisburg Evening News in 1923, two centenarians were discovered. One was an African American woman, supposedly born in slavery who escaped via the Underground Railroad, who has to be considered as one of the longest living persons ever; the other was said to be at the […]
Norman Gasbarro | August 12, 2015
The following are some brief obituaries of three Lykens Valley area Civil War veterans as they appeared in local newspapers: —————————– From Harrisburg Telegraph, 20 December 1899: JOSEPH RITZMAN Funeral services were held this afternoon over the body of Joseph Ritzman, who died at his home in Wiconisco, Wednesday morning, after eight years of suffering […]
Norman Gasbarro | August 10, 2015
In researching the Stevens G.A.R. Post No. 520 of Harrisburg, the only “Colored” post for Civil War veterans in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, a news article was found in the Harrisburg Telegraph of 24 May 1919 which described posts no longer in existence in the “smaller” towns in the county. Surprisingly, Elizabethville was mentioned as once […]
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