Guest ContributorApr 1, 2020“Always Ready for Duty” - The Remarkable Life of John DelaneyJohn Carroll Delaney was an Irish immigrant who fought bravely in the Civil War and was awarded the Medal of Honor.
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.
Jake WynnOct 16, 2019National honors to Rebel dead? - A blistering letter about Confederate graves at AntietamIn 1868, the representative of Westmoreland County in Congress spoke out in favor of excluding Confederate war dead from national cemeteries
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.
Jake WynnJul 23, 2019"The destructiveness of war" - The Altoona Tribune's visit to the Antietam battlefield In the days after the Battle of Antietam, a team of Pennsylvania journalists arrived on the battlefield to report on what they saw.
Jake WynnJul 20, 2019Pennsylvania at Antietam - Recap of livestreams from July 2019Contributors to PennCivilWar and colleagues gathered at Antietam National Battlefield to discuss the role played by Pennsylvanians.