Norman Gasbarro | September 25, 2018
A picture post card view, probably from the 1930s or 1940s of Spangler’s Spring on the Gettysburg Battlefield, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. ______________________________ Image provided by Debby Rabold, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from a family collection.
Norman Gasbarro | September 24, 2018
Abraham Campbell was born about 9 May 1835 in Northumberland County. During the Civil War he served in the 6th Pennsylvania Reserves [35th Pennsylvania Infantry], Company B, as a Private from 10 October 1861 through discharge on a Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability on 26 October 1862. The record shows that he applied for an invalid […]
Norman Gasbarro | September 23, 2018
Peter Chubb died on 29 August 1913. He is buried at the Long’s Cemetery, Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. There is a G.A.R. Star-Flag Holder at his grave site and it was previously noted on this blog that he was a Civil War veteran. See: Halifax Area Civil War List. The obituary of Peter Chubb appeared […]
Norman Gasbarro | September 22, 2018
When Riley Bressler died on 7 December 1899, two local newspapers published lengthy obituaries of him. The West Schuylkill Herald of Tower City, Schuylkill County, said the following in its 14 December 1899 edition: DEATH OF RILEY BRESSLER Riley Bressler who’s serious illness we mentioned in last week’s issue, passed peacefully away at about 1 […]
Norman Gasbarro | September 21, 2018
An undated patriotic post card with verse, “Glory guards, with solemn round, The bivouac of the dead! 1861-1861.” The monuments shown at right represent the Gettysburg Battlefield, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. ______________________________ Image provided by Debby Rabold, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from a family collection.
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