Norman Gasbarro | May 29, 2012
The Battle of Antietam, fought on 17 September 1862, was the first major Civil War battle that was fought on Union soil (Maryland) and was also the bloodiest one-day battle in U.S. history. Many Pennsylvanians participated in this battle and became casualties. The Ninth Army Corps, commanded by Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside consisted of […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 27, 2012
On 14 April 1865, William Withers Jr., a musician, was the orchestra leader at Ford’s Theatre. It was the night of the assassination of Pres. Abraham Lincoln. Withers claimed to be backstage at the time the shot was fired and during the escape of John Wilkes Booth, was cut by the assassin as he headed […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 26, 2012
On 14 April 1865, William Withers Jr., a musician, was the orchestra leader at Ford’s Theatre. It was the night of the assassination of Pres. Abraham Lincoln. Withers claimed to be backstage at the time the shot was fired and during the escape of John Wilkes Booth, was cut by the assassin as he headed […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 25, 2012
The post today is a continuation of a study of the men who served in the 50th Pennsylvania Infantry. George Zimmerman, a carpenter from Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, joined the 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company A, as a Private on 27 February, 1864, according to some military records. Some military records also indicate that George Zimmerman died […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 24, 2012
In the post yesterday, the story of the last reunion of the First Defenders was told. That reunion was held in 1935 in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. One member of that group, which originally consisted of 530 veterans, was able to attend the reunion. Only three were still alive. Their combined ages totalled 286 years. […]
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