Norman Gasbarro | January 14, 2020
Henry Rissinger was born 25 March 1845, the son of David Rissinger and Lovena Rissinger. During the Civil War he served in the 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company A, as a Private, from 19 February 1864 through 19 May 1865. He married Mary Garverich and with her had at least eight known children. Henry died on […]
Norman Gasbarro | January 10, 2020
William C. Mills, who was previously profiled here on this blog, was a survivor of the sinking of the Congress by the Merrimac during the Civil War. The print above, shows the explosion that occurred on the Congress that resulted in its burning and sinking. The sinking took place in the Battle of Newport News, […]
Norman Gasbarro | January 8, 2020
A listing of the December 2019 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Dr. Henry L. Orth – Superintendent of State Hospital for Insane Obituary & Funeral of Aaron Ossman of Hegins and Tremont Daniel A. Reisch – White Supremacist, 1866 Francis Asbury Awl – White Supremacist, 1866 Death & Funeral of Frank […]
Norman Gasbarro | January 6, 2020
A listing of the November 2019 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Who Was John L. Miller Who Died in Wiconisco in 1918? William H. Meck – White Supremacist, 1866 Samuel Miller of Wiconisco – Militia Man William A. Loomis – White Supremacist, 1866 John Kay Clement – Provost Marshal of 14th […]
Norman Gasbarro | January 2, 2020
During the Civil War, Joseph H. Reed served in the drafted regiment, the 177th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I, as a Private from 2 November 1862 through his honorable discharge on 5 August 1863. Joseph H. Reed was born in Valley View, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, on 28 March 1840, the son of Abraham Reed and Sarah […]
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