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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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    "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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