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Mud and Graybacks - 125th Pennsylvania Infantry and the 'Mud March'
In the aftermath of the Battle of Fredericksburg, the 125th Pennsylvania experienced thick, sucking mud and lice known as "graybacks."
Kendrick Gibbs
Jan 22, 2020
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“I hope we shall whip them yet” – The 132nd Pennsylvania at Fredericksburg
Guest contributor EJ Murphy details the experiences of the 132nd Pennsylvania at the Battle of Fredericksburg.
Guest Contributor
Dec 21, 2019
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"Pennsylvania at the Battle of Fredericksburg" - Recap of our December 2019 live-stream
Check out the videos that PennCivilWar recorded at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park in December 2019.
Jake Wynn
Dec 18, 2019
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Pennsylvanians who earned Medals of Honor at the Battle of Fredericksburg
As a result of the Battle of Fredericksburg, seven Pennsylvanians earned the prestigious Medal of Honor. Codie Eash explores their stories.
Codie Eash
Dec 17, 2019
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"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.
Jake Wynn
Dec 17, 2019
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“Like snow coming down on warm ground” – What a future Pennsylvania commander saw at Fredericksburg
Darius Couch reflected on the horrors he witnessed during the Battle of Fredericksburg in the decades after the Civil War.
Codie Eash
Dec 13, 2019
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"Supposed to be my death wound" - A Pennsylvania soldier's story of survival at Marye's Heights
In his memoir, Frederick Hitchcock vividly describes how he escaped death at the Battle of Fredericksburg.
Jake Wynn
Dec 12, 2019
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