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    “The son of my very dear friend” – Lincoln, Curtin, and a favor for Edward Baker Jr.
    Codie Eash
    • Oct 20, 2021

    “The son of my very dear friend” – Lincoln, Curtin, and a favor for Edward Baker Jr.

    In the aftermath of the death of Colonel Edward Baker at the Battle of Ball’s Bluff in October 1861, President Lincoln sought the...
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    Sergeant Lord Byron Green's Civil War - Part One
    Jake Wynn
    • Sep 22, 2021

    Sergeant Lord Byron Green's Civil War - Part One

    In 1897, Lord Byron Green of Fleetville, PA began publishing his memoirs of the Civil War in a Scranton newspaper.
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    "Don't Care a Damn!" - The 45th Pennsylvania at the Battle of South Mountain
    Jake Wynn
    • Sep 12, 2021

    "Don't Care a Damn!" - The 45th Pennsylvania at the Battle of South Mountain

    The 45th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry received its baptism by fire at the Battle of South Mountain in September 1862.
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    The 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry’s 1862 “Christmas foraging expedition”
    Codie Eash
    • Dec 25, 2020

    The 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.
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    A Christmas editorial from Philadelphia in the aftermath of South Carolina secession - 1860
    Jake Wynn
    • Dec 23, 2020

    A Christmas editorial from Philadelphia in the aftermath of South Carolina secession - 1860

    On Christmas Day 1860, the Philadelphia Inquirer took a swipe at South Carolina's secession with a holiday op-ed.
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    Pennsylvania in the Election of 1860 - Facebook Live
    Jake Wynn
    • Aug 16, 2020

    Pennsylvania in the Election of 1860 - Facebook Live

    Join us for a Facebook Live program about the Election of 1860!
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    Armed Confederates in the Capital – Tennessee Veterans Visit Washington, D.C.
    Guest Contributor
    • Jul 9, 2020

    Armed 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.
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    U.S. Grant and Alex Hays, Part 4 – “He was weeping like a child”
    Codie Eash
    • Jul 8, 2020

    U.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.
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    Not a cross, but a “cross-roads hand-board” – The 142nd Pennsylvania monument at Gettysburg
    Codie Eash
    • Jul 4, 2020

    Not a cross, but a “cross-roads hand-board” – The 142nd Pennsylvania monument at Gettysburg

    Codie Eash explores the fascinating story of a unique monument to a Pennsylvania regiment on the Gettysburg battlefield.
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    “An American citizen of African descent” – Black men in the battle for Culp’s Hill at Gettysburg
    Codie Eash
    • Jul 3, 2020

    “An American citizen of African descent” – Black men in the battle for Culp’s Hill at Gettysburg

    Amid the intense fighting on Culp's Hill during the Battle of Gettysburg, a Black man took up arms and joined US soldiers in combat.
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    "Ladies of York" - An Ohio soldier's letter thanking nurses at York General Hospital
    Kendrick Gibbs
    • Jun 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."
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    U.S. Grant and Alex Hays, Part 3 – Woe in the Wilderness
    Codie Eash
    • Jun 7, 2020

    U.S. Grant and Alex Hays, Part 3 – Woe in the Wilderness

    In 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.
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    U.S. Grant and Alex Hays, Part 2 – “Sam” and “Sandy” in the Civil War
    Codie Eash
    • May 28, 2020

    U.S. Grant and Alex Hays, Part 2 – “Sam” and “Sandy” in the Civil War

    In part two of this series, Codie Eash explores the Civil War relationship between Alexander Hays and Ulysses S. Grant.
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    U.S. Grant and Alex Hays, Part 1 – From West Point to Mexico
    Codie Eash
    • May 26, 2020

    U.S. Grant and Alex Hays, Part 1 – From West Point to Mexico

    Codie Eash explores the relationship between Ulysses S. Grant and Pennsylvanian Alexander Hays dating back to their time at West Point.
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    "The dire effects of war" - A Pennsylvania soldier's letter from war-time Washington
    Jake Wynn
    • May 15, 2020

    "The dire effects of war" - A Pennsylvania soldier's letter from war-time Washington

    A letter written in September 1862 reveals the anxiety and chaos swirling in Washington on the eve of Antietam.
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    Carver Barracks - A Civil War encampment in Washington with deep ties to Pennsylvania
    Jake Wynn
    • May 9, 2020

    Carver Barracks - A Civil War encampment in Washington with deep ties to Pennsylvania

    Lieutenant James M. Carver of the 104th Pennsylvania designed a barracks that became famous in Washington during the Civil War.
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    A soldier's obituary - Corporal Bently Stark of the 57th Pennsylvania
    Jake Wynn
    • May 7, 2020

    A soldier's obituary - Corporal Bently Stark of the 57th Pennsylvania

    An obituary for a Pennsylvania soldier who died of disease in August 1862.
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    “Before I get killed” – The final days of General Alexander Hays
    Codie Eash
    • May 7, 2020

    “Before I get killed” – The final days of General Alexander Hays

    General Alexander Hays was one of the most colorful officers to serve in the Civil War. He was killed in battle in May 1864.
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    A visit to the Stones River battlefield with two Pennsylvania schoolteachers - May 1867
    Jake Wynn
    • May 1, 2020

    A visit to the Stones River battlefield with two Pennsylvania schoolteachers - May 1867

    Hannah Streeper and Fannie Couch taught black students at the Pottsville Freedmen's School in Murfreesboro, Tennessee after the Civil War.
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    "A band of brothers" - A moving final letter to the men of the 57th Pennsylvania
    Jake Wynn
    • Apr 24, 2020

    "A band of brothers" - A moving final letter to the men of the 57th Pennsylvania

    The 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
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