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.
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."
Jake WynnFeb 3, 2020"A painful duty" - A letter to the father of a Pennsylvania soldier killed by typhoid feverPrivate Rolandus Lytle succumbed to typhoid fever in Virginia on August 14, 1862. An officer wrote to Lytle's father with the sad news.
Jake WynnJan 31, 2020Medal returned to its proper owner 40 years after it was lost at the Battle of AntietamWilliam W. Warren lost a medal he wore around his neck after being wounded and captured at the Battle of Antietam.
Jake WynnJan 7, 2020Letter from a Pennsylvania drummer boy – April 1862Jeremiah Helms served as a drummer boy in the 50th Pennsylvania. He was mortally wounded at Antietam in September 1862.
Guest ContributorDec 21, 2019“I hope we shall whip them yet” – The 132nd Pennsylvania at FredericksburgGuest contributor EJ Murphy details the experiences of the 132nd Pennsylvania at the Battle of Fredericksburg.
Jake WynnDec 18, 2019"Pennsylvania at the Battle of Fredericksburg" - Recap of our December 2019 live-streamCheck out the videos that PennCivilWar recorded at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park in December 2019.
Codie EashDec 17, 2019Pennsylvanians who earned Medals of Honor at the Battle of FredericksburgAs a result of the Battle of Fredericksburg, seven Pennsylvanians earned the prestigious Medal of Honor. Codie Eash explores their stories.
Jake WynnDec 17, 2019"First fight" - George Snowden sees the elephant at the Battle of Fredericksburg George Snowden experienced Civil War combat for the first time during the Battle of Fredericksburg in December 1862.
Codie EashDec 13, 2019“Like snow coming down on warm ground” – What a future Pennsylvania commander saw at FredericksburgDarius Couch reflected on the horrors he witnessed during the Battle of Fredericksburg in the decades after the Civil War.
Jake WynnDec 12, 2019"Supposed to be my death wound" - A Pennsylvania soldier's story of survival at Marye's HeightsIn his memoir, Frederick Hitchcock vividly describes how he escaped death at the Battle of Fredericksburg.
Guest ContributorSep 17, 2019“In the very maelstrom of the battle” – 132nd Pennsylvania Infantry at AntietamThe 132nd Pennsylvania received its baptism by fire during the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862.
Kendrick GibbsSep 17, 2019Hurried to eternity - The bodies of two York County soldiers returned home after Antietam In the wake of the Battle of Antietam, families of the those killed-in-action sought to bring their loved ones home for burial.
Codie EashSep 14, 2019“God only knows what he'll do” - Andrew Curtin, A.K. McClure, and Thaddeus Stevens before AntietamCodie Eash looks at politics in Pennsylvania during the chaos of early September 1862.
Jake WynnSep 6, 2019Governor Andrew Curtin's response to Confederate invasion threat - September 1862In September 1862, Confederate forces crossed the Potomac River and became a dangerous threat to Andrew Curtin's Pennsylvania.
Kendrick GibbsAug 9, 2019Letter from the Battle of Cedar Mountain - 46th Pennsylvania A newspaper correspondent in the 46th Pennsylvania described his fight on August 9, 1862 at the Battle of Cedar Mountain.