Norman Gasbarro | January 10, 2011
5 Ulman Brothers – Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 1850 By most accounts, Lazarus Ulman was born about 1793 in Germany. One account says he was born in Russia and his native language was Yiddish. He emigrated to the United States sometime before 1828 and married Lydia Abrahams, who was born about 1808 in Pennsylvania. At the time […]
Norman Gasbarro | January 9, 2011
The Pennsylvania Dutch in the Lykens Valley were not involved to any great extent in opposing the Civil War or in claiming conscientious objection to military service. Many voluntarily enlisted in the military with with very little prodding or were willing to serve if drafted without buying their way out as many others did. Some […]
Norman Gasbarro | January 7, 2011
Along the Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, just across from the Franklin Institute on 20th Street, is the monument erected by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to honor her “Colored Soldiers.” The monument plaque reads: To commemorate the heroism and sacrifice of all colored soldiers who served in the various wars engaged in by the United States […]
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 4, 2011
One of the best sources for general information about individual soldier Civil War service in Pennsylvania military units is Steve Maczuga’s Pennsylvania Civil War Project also known as “Pennsylvania Civil War Project: Pennsylvania in the Civil War.” Steve Maczuga is at the Population Institute at Penn State University. A fully downloadable database contains the names […]
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