Norman Gasbarro | November 22, 2018
Once to Every Man and Nation Text: James Russell Lowell (1819-1891) Tune: John Zundel (1815-1882) 1 Once to ev’ry man and nation Comes the moment to decide, In the strife of truth and falsehood, For the good or evil side; Some great cause, some great decision, Off’ring each the bloom or blight, And the choice […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 23, 2016
A number of the most stirring songs popular in the Civil War period originated in or were identified with Philadelphia. One of the most prolific lyricists of the time was Sep Winner, who gave to the camps “The Arms of Abraham,” “Give Us Back Our Old Commander,” “Baxter’s March” and the “Zouave Quickstep.,” The author […]
Norman Gasbarro | October 31, 2016
There is a handy book for those who frequently discuss the Civil War and want to make sure that they are correctly pronouncing the names of people, places and battles associated with it. Civil War Spoken Here, by Robert David Quigley, was published by C. W. Historicals of Collingswood, New Jersey, in 1993. As the […]
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 | December 9, 2015
This photo essay shows a Philadelphia Civil War-Era Church, the Arch Street Presbyterian Church, preserved and still used amid some of the tallest buildings in the United States and Pennsylvania. The Arch Street Presbyterian Church, located at the corner of 18th and Arch Streets in Philadelphia, is surrounded among what are currently the tallest building […]
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