Norman Gasbarro | September 9, 2016
Herman Melville was born in New York City on 1 August 1819. His most famous work, Moby-Dick, was a novel that was published in 1851 and was based on his own experiences at sea in the 1840s. But by 1857, he stopped writing fiction and turned to other endeavors. His 1866, his first book of […]
Norman Gasbarro | September 7, 2016
Today’s post begins the story of one of the most brutal and sensational murders ever committed in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania – that of Sarah Ann [Reed] Klinger, the widow of Civil War soldier Jacob Klinger. It is believed by some that the Jacob Klinger who served in the 172nd Pennsylvania Infantry in the Civil War […]
Norman Gasbarro | September 5, 2016
The name “Philip Kline” appears on the Lykens G.A.R. Monument as a Sergeant who was not a member of the Heilner Post. Who was this Philip Kline? There are several persons who are possible matches, but only one has been found so far who is a strong possibility of being the right one. Philip Melanchton Kline […]
Norman Gasbarro | September 2, 2016
A listing of the August 2016 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Robert B. Kepner of Halifax – Clerk to the Postmaster General of U.S. Samuel Keiter – 172nd Pennsylvania Infantry July 2016 Posts Widow of Philip W. Keiter Dies in Harrisburg, 1914 Daniel D. Romberger – Emergency Militiaman from Orwin George […]
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