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During his Pennsylvania National Guard service, Trexler was mustered into federal duty at the Mexican Border on July 9, 1916, and during World War I on July 16, 1917. [ 21 ] Trexler's long-time secretary and personal aide Nolan Benner recorded in his memoir, "The General had a splendid military bearing and was a statuesque figure on his white ...
The 75th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry was a unit of the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was composed almost entirely of German-speaking residents of Philadelphia and newly arrived German immigrants. Total enrollment, over the course of the war, was 1,293 officers and men. [1]
George Gibson (1775–1861) was the United States Army's first Commissary General of Subsistence, holding the office from 1818 to 1861. He served as an infantry officer during the War of 1812, then briefly as Quartermaster General, before being appointed Commissary General.
Indentured servitude in Pennsylvania (1682-1820s): The institution of indentured servitude has a significant place in the history of labor in Pennsylvania. From the founding of the colony (1681/2) to the early post-revolution period (1820s), indentured servants contributed considerably to the development of agriculture and various industries in ...
Charles Daniel Saalmann (April 25, 1836 – February 21, 1909) was a captain of Union infantry during the American Civil War.He was wounded at Gettysburg and acted as a Commissary of Subsistence during General William T. Sherman's famed March to the Sea.
One day after special counsel Jack Smith moved to dismiss both his cases against President-elect Donald Trump, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit complied by dropping Trump from ...
Kathy Bates is opening up about her "strange" enjoyment of "not having breasts" after two battles with cancer.. The "Matlock" reboot star opened up to "MeSsy" podcast hosts Christina Applegate and ...
Ekin was born August 31, 1819, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to James and Susan Burling (Bayard) Ekin. His mother was a daughter of Colonel Stephen A. Bayard of the Continental Army . He served an apprenticeship as a steamboat builder, which eventually led to his first career as a steamboat builder in Pittsburgh.