Norman Gasbarro | March 11, 2014
This post concludes a chronicle of the worst flooding on the Susquehanna River in history – at least at the time that it occurred. The text is featured from two contemporary newspaper articles which provided information on the extent of the damage. ———————————- From the Philadelphia Inquirer, 18 March 1865: GREAT FRESHET. THE RAILROADS SUBMERGED. […]
Norman Gasbarro | March 8, 2014
Today’s post on the Shamokin Cemetery’s Soldiers’ Circle features nine graves in the outer circle, first quadrant, beginning at the path. The photographs are numbered 6 through 14. Unfortunately, most of the grave sites have stones that are unreadable due to severe weathering. It is believed that this is the first group of burials in […]
Norman Gasbarro | March 6, 2014
This post begins a chronicle of the worst flooding on the Susquehanna River in history – at least at the time that it occurred. Unfortunately, this event had some effects on getting men and material to the war front – and men home from the war. Railroad tracks were submerged and bridges were damaged. While […]
Norman Gasbarro | February 25, 2014
As soldiers were released from military service in 1865, they flooded into the three major discharge points in Pennsylvania: Philadelphia, Harrisburg, and Pittsburgh. Frequently, these soldiers were the victims of local residents who sought to “relieve” them of their discharge money; sometimes the soldiers were themselves the perpetrators of crimes against the residents of these […]
Norman Gasbarro | February 20, 2014
As soldiers were released from military service in 1865, they flooded into the three major discharge points in Pennsylvania: Philadelphia, Harrisburg, and Pittsburgh. Frequently, these soldiers were the victims of local residents who sought to “relieve” them of their discharge money; sometimes the soldiers were themselves the perpetrators of crimes against the residents of these […]
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