Norman Gasbarro | May 7, 2013
The Widow Mary Botdorf, living in Jackson Township (Herndon Post Office), Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, reported to the 1890 Census that her husband John Botdorf had served in the 136th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, as a Private, from 7 August 1862 through his discharge on 29 May 1863 (nine months and 22 days), that he was […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 6, 2013
On 9 April 1866, from his home in Llewellen, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, Henry Brodt, who had served as Captain of Company A of the 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, provided a sworn statement in support of the pension application of the widow Harriet Binkley so that she could receive government support for herself and her young daughter: […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 5, 2013
Jonas Swab of the 210th Pennsylvania Infantry carried on a regular correspondence with his father during the Civil War. Several of the letters he sent to his father were preserved by a family member and transcribed and published in The Johannes Schwab Family: 240 Years in America. a copy of which is available at the […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 4, 2013
Tomorrow is Cinco de Mayo (Fifth of May), a holiday that had its origins during the American Civil War. It commemorates the Mexican army’s victory over the French forces of Napoleon III at the Battle of Puebla. The holiday was actually created by Mexicans living in California who supported the cause of Mexican freedom. […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 3, 2013
Christopher Gist, an immigrant from England around 1682, settled in the Baltimore area of Maryland in 1691. His marriage to Edith Cromwell had connected him to one of the prominent lines of English descent, that of Oliver Cromwell, the Lord Protector. The son of this marriage, Richard Gist (1684-1741), was the father of western explorer […]
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