Guest Contributor20 minutes agoArmed 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 Easha day agoU.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 Eash5 days agoNot 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 Eash6 days ago“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"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 7U.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 28U.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 26U.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"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 9Carver 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 7A 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“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 1A 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"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 21Gettysburg 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 19Parting Shot: Two Pennsylvania Cavalrymen End the Civil WarTwo cavalrymen from Scranton played a role in the Civil War's final campaign.
Guest ContributorApr 18“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.
Codie EashApr 16Gettysburg and the End of the War, Part 2 – Surrender at AppomattoxCodie Eash continues his series on Gettysburg's reaction as the Civil War drew to a close in April 1865.
Codie EashApr 13Birth of the “Bucktails” – Thomas L. Kane after the fall of Fort SumterThe origins of one of the Civil War's most famous units can be traced to the immediate aftermath of Fort Sumter in April 1861.
Codie EashApr 12“I saw the first meeting between Grant and Lee” – A Pennsylvania private’s Appomattox recollectionTwo decades after Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House, a Pennsylvania veteran sparked a fierce debate over the memory of the event.