Tag: Gettysburg religious leaders

• Who Was Reverend David Jacobs?

  Casual students of Gettysburg frequently know the name Dr. Michael Jacobs. Lesser known by far is his brother Reverend David Jacobs, but it is the latter’s influence that put Michael where he was in 1863 to record the weather of the battle and publish the first history of the battle. So who is Reverend David…

  Gordon Laws

  January 27, 2025

  Gettysburg Residents

  Battle of Gettysburg, Civil War, Gettysburg education, Gettysburg religious leaders, slavery

• The Mathews-Biggs Family Legacy in Gettysburg

  The Mathews family of Biglerville and the Biggs family of Gettysburg had a strong pre-war bond. At least one source suggested that Edward Mathews and Basil Biggs might have family connections in Maryland. Biggs was known to bring travelers on the Underground Railroad to Edward Mathews who hid them among Quaker friends in Biglerville before…

  Gordon Laws

  January 17, 2025

  Gettysburg Residents

  Battle of Gettysburg, Civil War, Gettysburg Black History, Gettysburg farms, Gettysburg religious leaders, Gettysburg Women’s History, slavery, Underground Railroad, USCT

• The Underground Railroad and William and Phebe Wright

  When Catherine “Kitty” Payne first arrived in northern Adams County, she was almost certainly assisted by William and Phebe Wright, prominent members of the Quaker faith and agents on the Underground Railroad. Later, after Catherine’s death, her daughter Mary would live with the Wrights for a decade or more. The Wrights were some of the…

  Gordon Laws

  November 20, 2023

  Gettysburg, Civil War, Gettysburg Residents

  Gettysburg Black History, Gettysburg religious leaders, Gettysburg Women’s History, Underground Railroad