Norman Gasbarro | February 26, 2012
Today, the blog post features the five sergeants of the 177th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I, who served the full term of nine months and received honorable discharges on 5 August 1863. The research results presented here are based on preliminary data gathering on each of the members of the company and searches for Pension Index […]
Norman Gasbarro | February 25, 2012
Today, the blog post features two officers of the 177th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I, who served the full term of nine months and received honorable discharges on 5 August 1863. The research results presented here are based on preliminary data gathering on each of the members of the company and searches for Pension Index Cards […]
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 | February 15, 2012
A good explanation of the design and use of battle flags used during the Civil War is found in Civil War Harrisburg, a book published by the Camp Curtin Historical Society and noted in a prior post on this blog. Essentially, all state military regiments that were assigned to U.S. army units were required to […]
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