Norman Gasbarro | December 19, 2018
During 2018, two posts were presented here which named several resources that are useful for further study of the Ku Klux Klan in Pennsylvania: The Ku Klux Klan in Pennsylvania – Some Sources of Information The Ku Klux Klan in Pennsylvania – More Sources of Information This post is part of the reporting on hate […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 17, 2018
The story below is edited/adapted from Captain Enders’ Legion, pages 59-61. Henry Enders was born 26 Jan 1828 in Jackson Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the son of John Enders and Sarah Ettinger. Henry married Susan Sweigard, who was born on 15 January 1834 in Powell’s Valley, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Her parents were Peter Sweigard and […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 14, 2018
Previously on this blog, it was reported that when Conrad Zimmerman died on 22 October 1930, he was the last surviving member of the disbanded Halifax G.A.R. Post. It was also reported that although Conrad Zimmerman was not married, for the last 30 years of his life, he lived with an African American woman, Roxie […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 12, 2018
The Pennsylvania Veterans’ File Card shown above from the Pennsylvania Archives notes that a Josiah Ellinger, about 19 years old, enrolled at Philadelphia in Company I of the 12th Pennsylvania Cavalry as a Private on 25 February 1862. However, he was not on the roll of the company at muster out. Another card (not shown) […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 10, 2018
On 15 September 1962, at Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, Aaron Eckel answered the emergency call by enrolling in the 17th Pennsylvania Infantry Militia, Company H, as a Private. When the emergency ended, he was discharged on 26 September 1862. At the time he was about 36 years old. Pennsylvania Veterans’ File Card above is from […]
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