Jake Wynn | February 25, 2013
Here is something a little different: news of the day from 151 years ago relating to the Lykens Valley area. The news comes from the Pennsylvania Daily Telegraph of Harrisburg, PA. According to Luther Reily Kelker’s History of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, published in 1907, the Pennsylvania Telegraph was first published in 1831 by Theophilus […]
Norman Gasbarro | February 5, 2013
A listing of the January 2013 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Looking Ahead in the New Year, 2013 Mahlon Shaaber – Tallest Soldier of the Civil War White House of the Confederacy, Richmond, Virginia John Arnts – Father of Gratz Creamery Owner December 2012 Posts The Gettysburg Address Blog Review: The […]
Norman Gasbarro | January 9, 2013
An unusual number of desertions – thirty-three in all – occurred in Company H of the 210th Pennsylvania Infantry. Most of these desertions took place in Harrisburg or in Camp Curtin before the company left for the front, with a only small number occurring during the regiment’s service in the field. According to the history […]
Jake Wynn | January 7, 2013
Website Review: Civil War Blog; Gratz Historical Society. Gratz, Pennsylvania by Jake Wynn I had the pleasure of reviewing the Civil War Blog for a Public History course at Hood College in Frederick, Maryland in the fall semester of 2012. Below is an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the blog, and some areas […]
Norman Gasbarro | January 5, 2013
A listing of the December 2012 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: The Brothers of John A. Sipe in the Civil War The Brothers Thomas Vanaman, George Vanaman and David Vanaman Christmas Presents During the Civil War The Husbands of the Sisters of John A. Sipe – Monroe Chronister and Hiram M. […]
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