Norman Gasbarro | January 22, 2012
The story of Laura Keene and the bloody dress from the Lincoln assassination has been told many times. Consider these recent versions: There are three doctors, a half dozen soldiers, and a small army of theater patrons who have battled their way into the box. And then, almost absurdly, the actress Laura Keene forces her […]
Norman Gasbarro | January 12, 2012
She was born Mary Frances Moss on 20 July 1826 in Winchester, England. She married John Taylor on 8 April 1844 at St. Martin’s in the Field, England. Two daughters were born of the marriage. Her stage name of “Laura Keene” was taken about 8 Oct 1851, probably to hide fact that her husband became […]
Norman Gasbarro | January 11, 2012
Most stories of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln begin the same way. The author gives the date of Friday 14 April 1865 and mentions that Lincoln was taking in a play as a form of winding down from the pressures of office and four years of war. A brief description of the activities of […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 31, 2011
In many ways, 2011 has been a very successful year for the Civil War Research Project. The formal research into the lives and military service of more than 2000 veterans who have some connection to the Lykens Valley area began more than two years ago. This blog was established slightly more than a year ago […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 15, 2011
Andrew Gregg Curtin served as Governor of Pennsylvania for six years (two terms of three years) from 15 January 1861 to 15 January 1867. As Pennsylvania’s Civil War governor he took the lead among northern governors in supporting President Abraham Lincoln by raising troops, organizing them into combat units, setting up training camps (the first […]
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