Norman Gasbarro | December 19, 2019
F. Asbury Awl (1837-1907) was previously profiled here in a post entitled Brothers Who Were Colonels. What was not mentioned in that post was that he had racist views which were openly professed in 1866. After the war, Francis Asbury Awl openly supported the white supremacist views of Heister Clymer by signing a call for […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 17, 2019
Daniel Reisch, Civil War veteran and one of the Charter Members of the Slocum G.A.R. Post at Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, died at Steelton, Dauphin County, on 27 November 1899. A brief obituary appeared in the Harrisburg Telegraph, 28 November 1899: This morning, after three month’s illness from Asthma, occurred the death of Daniel Reisch, […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 28, 2019
John Wesley Awl (1832-1894) was previously profiled here in a post entitled Brothers Who Were Colonels. What was not mentioned in that post was that he had racist views which were openly professed in 1866. After the war, John Wesley Awl openly supported the white supremacist views of Heister Clymer by signing a call for […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 11, 2019
A worn grave marker notes the burial place of William A. Loomis (1842-1900) at the Fairview Cemetery, Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania. At the grave is a G.A.R. star-flag holder. During the Civil War, Loomis served in the 192nd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, as a Private, and according to the Pension Index Card (above from Fold3), […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 19, 2018
During 2018, two posts were presented here which named several resources that are useful for further study of the Ku Klux Klan in Pennsylvania: The Ku Klux Klan in Pennsylvania – Some Sources of Information The Ku Klux Klan in Pennsylvania – More Sources of Information This post is part of the reporting on hate […]
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