Codie EashDec 25, 2020The 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry’s 1862 “Christmas foraging expedition”On the outskirts of Nashville, Tennessee, the troopers of the 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry experienced a memorable Christmas holiday.
Jake WynnDec 23, 2020A Christmas editorial from Philadelphia in the aftermath of South Carolina secession - 1860On Christmas Day 1860, the Philadelphia Inquirer took a swipe at South Carolina's secession with a holiday op-ed.
Jake WynnAug 16, 2020Pennsylvania in the Election of 1860 - Facebook LiveJoin us for a Facebook Live program about the Election of 1860!
Guest ContributorJul 9, 2020Armed Confederates in the Capital – Tennessee Veterans Visit Washington, D.C.EJ Murphy stumbled across this story of Confederate veterans in Washington in the pages of a Scranton newspaper from 1907.
Codie EashJul 8, 2020U.S. Grant and Alex Hays, Part 4 – “He was weeping like a child”In the decades after the Civil War, President Ulysses Grant made mournful visits to the grave of his friend Alexander Hays in Pittsburgh.
Codie EashJul 4, 2020Not a cross, but a “cross-roads hand-board” – The 142nd Pennsylvania monument at GettysburgCodie Eash explores the fascinating story of a unique monument to a Pennsylvania regiment on the Gettysburg battlefield.
Codie EashJul 3, 2020“An American citizen of African descent” – Black men in the battle for Culp’s Hill at GettysburgAmid the intense fighting on Culp's Hill during the Battle of Gettysburg, a Black man took up arms and joined US soldiers in combat.
Kendrick GibbsJun 15, 2020"Ladies of York" - An Ohio soldier's letter thanking nurses at York General Hospital "This is one of the mostly lovely places that I have seen since I bid farewell to my native home, in Ohio."
Codie EashJun 7, 2020U.S. Grant and Alex Hays, Part 3 – Woe in the WildernessIn part three of the Codie Eash's series on U.S. Grant and Alexander Hays, he examines the death of Hays in the Battle of the Wilderness.
Codie EashMay 28, 2020U.S. Grant and Alex Hays, Part 2 – “Sam” and “Sandy” in the Civil WarIn part two of this series, Codie Eash explores the Civil War relationship between Alexander Hays and Ulysses S. Grant.
Codie EashMay 26, 2020U.S. Grant and Alex Hays, Part 1 – From West Point to MexicoCodie Eash explores the relationship between Ulysses S. Grant and Pennsylvanian Alexander Hays dating back to their time at West Point.
Jake WynnMay 15, 2020"The dire effects of war" - A Pennsylvania soldier's letter from war-time WashingtonA letter written in September 1862 reveals the anxiety and chaos swirling in Washington on the eve of Antietam.
Jake WynnMay 9, 2020Carver Barracks - A Civil War encampment in Washington with deep ties to PennsylvaniaLieutenant James M. Carver of the 104th Pennsylvania designed a barracks that became famous in Washington during the Civil War.
Jake WynnMay 7, 2020A soldier's obituary - Corporal Bently Stark of the 57th Pennsylvania An obituary for a Pennsylvania soldier who died of disease in August 1862.
Codie EashMay 7, 2020“Before I get killed” – The final days of General Alexander HaysGeneral Alexander Hays was one of the most colorful officers to serve in the Civil War. He was killed in battle in May 1864.
Jake WynnMay 1, 2020A visit to the Stones River battlefield with two Pennsylvania schoolteachers - May 1867Hannah Streeper and Fannie Couch taught black students at the Pottsville Freedmen's School in Murfreesboro, Tennessee after the Civil War.
Jake WynnApr 24, 2020"A band of brothers" - A moving final letter to the men of the 57th PennsylvaniaThe officers of the 57th Pennsylvania penned a letter to the survivors of the regiment as they prepared to muster out of the US Army in 1865
Codie EashApr 21, 2020Gettysburg and the End of the War, Part 3 – Lincoln’s AssassinationThe final entry in Codie Eash's series about Gettysburg and the end of the Civil War focuses on the aftermath of the Lincoln assassination.
Guest ContributorApr 19, 2020Parting Shot: Two Pennsylvania Cavalrymen End the Civil WarTwo cavalrymen from Scranton played a role in the Civil War's final campaign.
Guest ContributorApr 18, 2020“The Terrible Massacre” - George Washington Beidelman and the Battle of Ball’s BluffAn account of the 71st Pennsylvania's debacle at the Battle of Ball's Bluff in October 1861.
