Norman Gasbarro | January 20, 2011
The Civil War Veterans’ Card File of the Pennsylvania Archives is an excellent resource for information on individual Civil War soldiers who served in Pennsylvania regiments during the Civil War. It is one of many on-line resources available through the Pennsylvania Archives which are maintained by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission at their web […]
Norman Gasbarro | January 19, 2011
The election of 1860 was held throughout the United States on 6 November 1860. The result was that Abraham Lincoln won a majority of the electoral votes and thus was elected President of the United States. His election supposedly was the trigger that brought about the secession crisis. South Carolina voted to secede from the […]
Norman Gasbarro | January 14, 2011
(Part 2 of an on-going series of posts on the Battle of Gettysburg). In order to identify which of the 2000 Civil War veterans from the Lykens Valley area fought at the Battle of Gettysburg, we must first identify the Pennsylvania regiments that fought at Gettysburg. According to histories of the battle, the Union lineup […]
Norman Gasbarro | January 13, 2011
(Part 1 of an on-going series of posts on the Battle of Gettysburg). The Battle of Gettysburg, fought 1 July to 3 July 1863, was considered a major turning point in the Civil War. It was a major defeat for Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee and a victory for Union Gen. George G. Meade. While […]
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 […]
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