Norman Gasbarro | January 2, 2013
It is very possible that Mahlon Shaaber (1844-1917), standing at more than six foot seven inches, was the tallest soldier in the Civil War. The portrait of him, taken in his G.A.R. uniform some time after 1900, shows him standing alone, but another picture, known to have been taken in 1910 in Atlantic City (below), […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 14, 2012
The Georgia Historical Commission Historical Marker for the cavalry Action at Lovejoy’s Station, is located at US Route 41 at McDonough Road at Hastings, in Clayton County, Georgia. The marker describes one of the earlier actions in Sherman’s March to the Sea: Cavalry Action at Lovejoy’s Station On the night of 15 November 1864, the […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 11, 2012
Today’s post focuses on the historical markers at Nash Farm that relate to the Kilpatrick Raid, which took place 18 to 20 August 1864. The Nash Farm is located in the western part of Henry County, Georgia, 21 miles south of Atlanta, at 4361 Jonesboro Road. It is about five miles west of Exit 221 of I-75. […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 9, 2012
The story of Daniel S. Feidt (1839-1907) appears in the Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County Pennsylvania, page 1094: Daniel S. Feidt, farmer, Millersburg, Pennsylvania, was born in Upper Paxton Township [Dauphin County], 19 January 1839. He is a son of Peter Feidt and Elizabeth [West] Feidt, who was a daughter of Daniel West and […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 8, 2012
On 28 April 1865 at Harrisburg, Peter E. Bowen enrolled in the 74th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company D, as a Private. There, he was mustered into service on 4 March 1865. According to information given at the time of enrollment, he was 20 years old (born about 1844), was 5′ 11″ tall, had light hair, blue […]
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