Norman Gasbarro | February 21, 2012
The United States Army Heritage Education Center (USAHEC) and Military History Institute (MHI). The post today presents information on a good resource for the study of Pennsylvania military regiments of the Civil War. The United States Army Heritage Education Center is a federal facility located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. To partially show what is available at […]
Norman Gasbarro | February 17, 2012
The four memorials to Camp Curtin can be found today in the city of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on North 6th Street between Maclay Street and Woodbine Streets. The four memorials consist of (1) a marker placed by the Harrisburg History Project and found on the northwest corner of North 6th Street and Maclay Street; […]
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 […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 24, 2011
Today is Thanksgiving 2011. One hundred fifty years ago, during the Civil War, Thanksgiving was celebrated at the call of the governors of the various states, with Pennsylvania’s recognition of the day being on 28 November 1861, which was at the call of Gov. Andrew Curtin. It was the first opportunity he had to call […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 23, 2011
More proclamations and editorial opinions are presented here on how Thanksgiving 1861 should be celebrated while the country was at war. The first of these is from the North American and United States Gazette (Philadelphia), of 28 November 1861: THANKSGIVING By the proclamation of Governor Curtin this day has been set apart to be observed […]
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