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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Pennsylvania in the Civil War
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Codie Eash
- Apr 13, 2020
Birth of the “Bucktails” – Thomas L. Kane after the fall of Fort Sumter
The origins of one of the Civil War's most famous units can be traced to the immediate aftermath of Fort Sumter in April 1861.
Jake Wynn
- Mar 22, 2020
"Pennsylvania in the Crisis" - A Harrisburg journalist's response to Fort Sumter
George Bergner edited the "Telegraph" newspaper in the Pennsylvania state capital throughout the Civil War.
Codie Eash
- Mar 1, 2020
President-elect Lincoln’s inaugural journey through Pennsylvania
President-elect Abraham Lincoln spoke repeatedly to audiences in Pennsylvania as he crossed the state to attend his inauguration in 1861.
Codie Eash
- Dec 24, 2019
“Pleasanter reminiscences of this famous town” – Christmas at Gettysburg in 1861
The 10th New York Cavalry spent Christmas 1861 in the Adams County seat. Decades later, they remembered the experience of a holiday at war.
Rich Condon
- Dec 20, 2019
A casualty of Dranesville - The tragic story of Captain Robert Galway
Captain Robert Galway bravely led his Pennsylvanians into action at the Battle of Dranesville on December 20, 1861.
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