Norman Gasbarro | July 7, 2012
The post today begins 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 6, 2012
One of the best sources for statistics about the Civil War was published in 1883 and titled, Statistical Record of the Armies of the United States. The book was compiled by Frederick Phisterer, a former army Captain and published by Charles Scribner’s Sons and was a supplementary volume to Campaigns of the Civil War. There […]
Norman Gasbarro | July 3, 2012
William H. Hawk (1844-1912) lived through the tragic death of his mother and of his son in addition to honorably serving in the Civil War in the 11th Pennsylvania Infantry and in the Veteran Reserve Corps. The record shows that he he was wounded at Gettysburg on 1 July 1863 and at the Wilderness on […]
Norman Gasbarro | July 1, 2012
On 4 January 2011, a blog post here featured the Pennsylvania Civil War Project of Steve Maczuga. The URL to locate that post has changed so the post is presented here again with the new URL: ——————————— One of the best sources for general information about individual soldier Civil War service in Pennsylvania military units […]
Norman Gasbarro | June 30, 2012
An 1862 map of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, by A. Pomeroy Publisher (1862) , Philadelphia, is available on-line through the web site of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg. An original copy of the map is available at the Pennsylvania State Archives. To access the web page for this map click here . The on-line […]
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