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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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    Parting Shot: Two Pennsylvania Cavalrymen End the Civil War
    Guest Contributor
    • Apr 19, 2020

    Parting Shot: Two Pennsylvania Cavalrymen End the Civil War

    Two cavalrymen from Scranton played a role in the Civil War's final campaign.
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    Gettysburg and the End of the War, Part 2 – Surrender at Appomattox
    Codie Eash
    • Apr 16, 2020

    Gettysburg and the End of the War, Part 2 – Surrender at Appomattox

    Codie Eash continues his series on Gettysburg's reaction as the Civil War drew to a close in April 1865.
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    “I saw the first meeting between Grant and Lee” – A Pennsylvania private’s Appomattox recollection
    Codie Eash
    • Apr 12, 2020

    “I saw the first meeting between Grant and Lee” – A Pennsylvania private’s Appomattox recollection

    Two decades after Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House, a Pennsylvania veteran sparked a fierce debate over the memory of the event.
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    "The Glad Notes of Victory" - A poem for Confederate surrender in April 1865
    Jake Wynn
    • Apr 11, 2020

    "The Glad Notes of Victory" - A poem for Confederate surrender in April 1865

    The Miners' Journal of Pottsville, PA published a victory poem written by a local man after Confederate surrender in April 1865.
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    "Joy In Richmond" - Lancaster County's Response to the fall of the Confederate capital
    Kendrick Gibbs
    • Apr 10, 2020

    "Joy In Richmond" - Lancaster County's Response to the fall of the Confederate capital

    How did the community of Lancaster, Pennsylvania react to news of Richmond's fall in 1865?
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    Gettysburg and the End of the War, Part 1 – The Fall of Richmond
    Codie Eash
    • Apr 8, 2020

    Gettysburg and the End of the War, Part 1 – The Fall of Richmond

    In April 1865, Gettysburg responded to news that the Confederate capital had fallen to forces of the US Army.
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    How the Pennsylvania press reacted to Lincoln’s second inauguration - March 1865
    Codie Eash
    • Mar 4, 2020

    How the Pennsylvania press reacted to Lincoln’s second inauguration - March 1865

    Pennsylvania newspaper editors registered strong opinions about Lincoln's legendary second inaugural address on March 4, 1865.
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    "We had cause to rejoice" - Diary reveals how Harrisburg celebrated news of Confederate surrender
    Jake Wynn
    • Nov 23, 2019

    "We had cause to rejoice" - Diary reveals how Harrisburg celebrated news of Confederate surrender

    Sallie Simonton's journal provides an incredible eye-witness account of Harrisburg's impromptu celebration on April 9, 1865.
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