Norman Gasbarro | May 14, 2012
Samuel A. Losch, a veteran of the Civil War and a Pennsylvania State Senator from the area around Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, died in Atlantic City, New Jersey, at the age of 58. Sen. Losch was born in Uniontown (Pillow), Dauphin County. His death was reported in both the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Harrisburg […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 12, 2012
The United States Army Heritage and Education Center, at Carlisle, Pennsylvania, has several outdoor exhibits pertaining to the Civil War. On the grounds in close proximity to the Visitor and Education Center is a reconstruction of several types of winter quarter buildings used by soldiers who usually were in a hiatus from fighting during the […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 11, 2012
Mrs. Elizabeth Christine Buehler, wife of the late Dr. Henry Buehler, died at the home of her daughter in Baltimore on Monday morning aged 68 years. The remains were buried at her former home, Harrisburg, on Wednesday. From: Lykens Standard, 12 August 1904. The Harrisburg Patriot, 8 August 1904, gave a more detailed description in […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 9, 2012
In March 1865, Pres. Abraham Lincoln signed an act of Congress approving the establishment of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. Initially, three branch homes were established: in Togus, Maine; in Dayton, Ohio; and in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Eventually, eleven national homes were constructed. Veterans who qualified under the voluntary admission policy only had to […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 6, 2012
BATTLE OF NEW BERN. The victory of Union General Ambrose Burnside here on March 14, 1862, caused the fall of New Bern. The historical marker shown above is located near New Bern, North Carolina. After the battle in 1862, New Bern remained under the control of Union forces for the remainder of the war and […]
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