Norman Gasbarro | December 8, 2014
David Bachrach, who photographed Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg, died in 1921. The photograph above is of the crown scene taken by Bachrach and the hatless man seated to the left of center is most likely Abraham Lincoln. It was most likely taken prior to the delivery of the Gettysburg Address. PHOTOGRAPHED LINCOLN AT GETTYSBURG; IS […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 7, 2014
The grave of Ambrose Baker of Company K of the 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry is located in Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery in Rugby, Grayson County, Virginia. According to a family tradition, Ambrose Baker began the Civil War fighting for the Confederacy, then “switched sides and fought for the Union.” The discovery of the grave site and […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 6, 2014
A brief story found in the 5 June 1912 edition of the Harrisburg Patriot told of the finding of a scull along the Susquehanna River bank at Maclay Streets. No follow-up story was located where the identity, or race, of the individual was determined. The article harks back to a period when phrenology was believed […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 3, 2014
Jacob Kissinger was born on 14 November 1843 in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. During the Civil War, he served in the Emergency Militia that was formed from the Home Guards in Gratz when Lee invaded Pennsylvania, and in the 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Two prior blog posts gave some information about his life and service. […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 2, 2014
On 1 April 1872, Edward Thomas of Gratz, was killed at the colliery at Short Mountain, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, by a “fall of rock.” His body was recovered and he was buried at Gratz Union Cemetery (then called Simeon’s Cemetery). He was exactly 32 years old at the time of his death. A G.A.R. star-flag […]
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