Norman Gasbarro | December 31, 2018
On the morning of 8 December 2018, The Civil War Blog surpassed one million views! The above bar graph indicates daily visits for a period of six weeks prior to reaching and exceeding the million mark. The first post on The Civil War Blog was on 9 August 2010 and was entitled Gratz Family Civil […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 28, 2018
Michael Etzweiler (also found in the records as Etswiller and Etsweiler), was born on 15 November 1831, at Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the son of Daniel Etzweiler (1800-1878) and Christina [Smith] Etzweiler (1802-1889). He married Catherine Bordner on 27 September 1855 in Jackson Township, Dauphin County. She was born 12 March 1838 in Lykens Township, […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 26, 2018
Sinary Erdman was born on 14 December 1943, in Rough & Ready, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, the son of Abraham Erdman (1818-1881) and Mary Elizabeth [Troutman] Erdman (1822-1869). At the time of the Civil War, on 25 February 1864, Sinary enrolled in the 50th Pennsylvania Infantry at Pottsville, and was mustered into service the next day […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 24, 2018
Selected past Christmas posts on this blog are listed here with direct links: George Noll of Tremont – Dies as Santa Claus Christmas Eve 1860 Christmas Day 1860 Christmas Presents During the Civil War Christmas Decorations during the Civil War Christmas Bells Civil War Christmas with the 96th Pennsylvania Volunteers Christmas 1863
Norman Gasbarro | December 21, 2018
The information below is edited/adapted from Captain Enders’ Legion, pages 56-58. George Washington Enders was born 20 March 1837 in Jackson Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of George Enders and Susan Fetterhoff who were parents of sixteen children. George W. Enders married Sarah Witman, daughter of John Witman and grand-daughter of Bartholomew […]
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