Norman Gasbarro | July 19, 2012
Anyone who attempts to compile an “official” and “complete” list of Pennsylvania’s Civil War battles, engagements and skirmishes is faced with a daunting task. There are several, already-compiled lists of Civil War battles, one of which has been previously presented on this blog and worth noting again. That list is found in the book, Statistical […]
Norman Gasbarro | July 16, 2012
The post this past Saturday featured the Open House held by the Pillow Historical Society at Pillow, Pennsylvania. The name of this community had an unusual, Civil-War-related origin as explained in a post here on 24 January 2011: ——————————— Pillow Pennsylvania Named for Inept Confederate General Pillow, the northernmost borough in Dauphin County, was incorporated […]
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 14, 2012
On 4 July 2011, the Pillow Historical Society had an open house at its headquarters in Pillow, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Pillow is the northern-most town in Dauphin County and on maps appears to lie past the gap in the Mahangtongo Mountain and within Northumberland County. The organization purpose of the Pillow Historical Society is to […]
Norman Gasbarro | July 13, 2012
The Tower City Borough, Porter Township and Rush Township Veterans Memorial is located at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Cemetery which is located along Route 209 in Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It was the subject of a prior post on this blog on 30 December 2010. Within the glass cases on the monument are name […]
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