Norman Gasbarro | February 10, 2011
(Part 10 of 12). Contents of Volume IX of The Photographic History of the Civil War: Poetry and Eloquence of Blue and Gray. The year 1911 was the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War. In a memorial to the war, a ten volume set of books was published entitled The Photographic History […]
Norman Gasbarro | January 11, 2011
Other than being first cousins by virtue of their fathers being Civil War-veteran-brothers who were born in Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Douglas Fairbanks and Nellie Ulman have little connection to each other – except that each has an additional connection to the Civil War beyond what is generally known or commonly discussed. Douglas Fairbanks, who […]
Norman Gasbarro | January 5, 2011
Alfred Mordecai (1804-1887) Alfred Mordecai (1804-1887) was born into a Jewish family in North Carolina. His father Jacob was a pioneer educator. Because Alfred was a good student, he was admitted to West Point in 1819 and four years later graduated at the top of his class. After a stint as a teacher at West […]
Norman Gasbarro | January 1, 2011
On New Year’s Day 1861, there was some anxiety about the secession of South Carolina which took place on 20 December 1860 in response to Abraham Lincoln’s election. Plans were being made to hold a day of fasting and prayer as called for by President James Buchanan. We learn that the pastors of the M.E. […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 25, 2010
With the secession crisis undoubtedly on the minds of most people, the Philadelphia Inquirer chose to publish news of a more social nature in its Christmas day edition, 25 December 1860. The following selections are nearly all from page one: CHRISTMAS DAY IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH – Christmas day is celebrated with unusual pomp in […]
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