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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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    Birth of the “Bucktails” – Thomas L. Kane after the fall of Fort Sumter
    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.
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    "Pennsylvania in the Crisis" - A Harrisburg journalist's response to Fort Sumter
    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.
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    President-elect Lincoln’s inaugural journey through Pennsylvania
    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.
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    “Pleasanter reminiscences of this famous town” – Christmas at Gettysburg 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.
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    A casualty of Dranesville - The tragic story of Captain Robert Galway
    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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