Norman Gasbarro | August 4, 2012
A listing of the July 2012 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Steve Maczuga’s Pennsylvania Civil War Project – An Update Popular Women’s Names from the Civil War (Part 2 of 3) Tragedies in the Life of William H. Hawk Independence Day – July 4, 1862 June 2012 Posts Statistical Record of […]
Norman Gasbarro | August 2, 2012
The following is taken from the Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Schuylkill County, by Samuel T. Wiley, published in 1893 by Rush, West and Company, Philadelphia: Professor Charles D. Arters, ex-postmaster of Tremont and superintendent of the schools of Tremont Township [Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania], is a son of Robert Arters and Harriet [Cox] Arters, and […]
Norman Gasbarro | July 15, 2012
The post today concludes a look at three men with connections to Tremont, Schuylkill County, who served in the Civil War in the 50th Pennsylvania Infantry: Jacob Shade (1833-1864); William Henry Hiney (1840-1864); and Emanuel Eckle (1843-1864) – all of whom died as a result of the war. This post is also a continuation of […]
Norman Gasbarro | July 5, 2012
A listing of the June 2012 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Union Cemetery, Pillow (Part 2) Andrew J. Williams, Killed in Coal Mines Three Draftees from Troy in the 50th Pennsylvania Infantry Civil War Photography Two Substitutes Join the 50th Pennsylvania Infantry May 2012 Posts Reports from the Antietam Battlefield Lewis […]
Norman Gasbarro | June 9, 2012
On 14 March 1891, an article appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer that reported the abduction of a 16-year old girl from outside her home in Shamokin, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Upon closer examination of this incident it became apparent that the father of the girl was Daniel Stoop, who was a veteran of the 50th Pennsyvlania […]
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