On July 13, 1920, a model of a proposed statue to Civil War Gen. David McMurtrie Gregg of Reading was presented at a meeting in the Berks County Historical Society. A commission had been formed to ...
The trio of riffles cracked in unison, their blasts echoing off the buildings that line Centre Avenue as metal casings clanked onto the sidewalk. Once, then twice, then a third time they were fired.
READING, Pa. - In Reading, the American Legion Post 12 held a re-dedication ceremony on Sunday for the General David McMurtrie Gregg statue. The event took place at noon along Centre Avenue, across ...
David McMurtrie Gregg should be considered one of the best Union cavalry generals of the American Civil War, but is one of the most neglected officers, despite his significant contributions to the ...