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Abraham Brode He was of heavy build and 5 ft. 11 in. tall. He had heavy eyebrows and dark hair which did not turn gray until late in life. He had an even temper and was deliberate in his actions. He was a blacksmith by trade. He was in the Civil War, enlisting in the Union Army about the first of August 1862 for nine months and served ten months. He was in the battle of Antietam and Chancellorsville and was in the reserve corps during the Bull Run fight. He was drafted after returning home in the spring of 1864, and paid twice to fill the quota. Regarding his son Chalmers Brode: He was a student at the Millersville State Normal School in 1894 and was a teacher of penmanship, Spencerian System, and was also a painter. He was in delicate health, crippled in both hands and feet and epileptic and died at the age of 46. |